Hey Group - I’ve been trying to pass some kidney stones so I’ll be MIA for a little while. I’ll definitely get to dismantling soon though. Thanks - Ed

Its been some years now since I posted anything to the SB groups and this is my first to S.B. groups.io. Age and health concerns have forced me to look at thinning out my stuff. Currently, I have a 19

This thread started on the old Yahoo! Group. It is being moved to this group. -8 Jim B, -- Jim B

Jim, here’s a test post. I do NOT see any of Rick Kruger’s posts/responses from earlier today. Steve

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Here is the procedure I used to rebuild a tailstock. It works. A few years ago I rebuilt 3 tailstock bases for SB 9A and 10K. Every base had significant wear. The worst one had 20 thou wear. First, I

Hi all, More or less got the lathe ready to go just waiting for the motor to arrive and get it mounted. I only have one space for it on a wooden bench, like a carpenters bench with a 1" sheet of moist

My mates very worn lathe needs some attention. The tailstock has a big ridge in it.I guess about 0.2mm. My mate sanded it out until the ridge was gone but if you split the base and mike it the front i

Hi Gents, Hope all are well. Can anyone confirm the thread from a 9a cross slide? I'm not great with imperial threads (child of the metric era) and i can't find the info on Google, I have one from a 9

Hi I am from S Africa and am trying to help my mate fix a 1941 southbend 9. The gear on the spindle that turns the drive train is badly damaged. Living in Africa means there will be no chance of a loc

Found this in my files. Easy to send on phone Sent from my iPhone-8 Jim B, -- Jim B

Hello all, I've gotta 11" SB which I'm slowly reworking, and I'm trying to size accordingly the correct felts/wicks/etc. I've noticed on ebay, there exists rebuild kits for 9's, 10's, 13's etc.. Does

When I was putting my MG back together, I was not too concerned about “CORRECTNESS”. I took a to of “Period Correct” liberties, like the engine turned SS dash. I have been going back, as time and fund

Dear all, I needed to screwcut a 3/8" BSP thread the other day, 19 tpi. First call was the 14.5" S/B toolroom lathe of 1943 vintage which has a taper turning attachment and is all Imperial. Horror of

Hello fellow members, i have several parts left over after refurbishing my 1942 Heavy 10. The headstock is newer and set up for bronze bushings. the motor mounting plate maybe for a 13” as it was a ta

While Hurricane Barry was screwing around outside I took advantage of the cooler temps, went out to the garage, and fired up the ole South Bend. I've been needing to make some 1/4"-20tpi thumb screws.

Ladies & Gentlemen! There's a 10K hand lever turret tailstock available that I can probably pick up in my travels. This is NOT the bed turret! It looks like a pretty regular tailstock except for the h

I recently purchased a 1941 10L that has a damaged handwheel on the apron. Does anyone have a spare that they would be willing to sell to me.

YOTB took over the inventory of books from Lindsay Publications several years ago. Steve Haskell Troy, MI

Group, What's the consensus on whether or not a precision level is really needed to setup a lathe? Can I use a regular old carpenter's level (or a digital level) and then check the lathe installation