Hi all! Just curious - who uses a fixture to sharpen their tools and who's a freehander? Maybe it's a choice that depends on the job at hand. Thanks, George Meinschein 150 Brittany Drive Freehold, NJ

Hi There, Well, I ordered the 3/8" - 10tpi LH taps and they came in yesterday. The cost was about $160 each (I bought 3; 2 plug taps and one bottoming tap). Here are some pics of the taps. The first p

OK we have a rare spindle that mostly went to schools. Tired of being “bullied” by the 5C collet crowd? Have they tried to convince you to change out your spindle? If you don’t need to run material ov

I thought folks might find this interesting. Picked it up off Ebay, to hang over my 1942 9A. Erik A

Now that my 9A is close to being back together, my mind is jumping to quick change tool holders. Looking for advice and opinions on what to get. Thanks all, Erik A

Hello all I am cleaning up to make room I have a horizontal drive unit no rods or handle. It has a new shaft attached to drive pulley (no dimple for cone pulley) it is an older type with oil wicks not

Hello again fellow SBders: Does anyone know if the 5c collet will fit on my 9" model A SB? And if it does not , has anyone out there ever made a 3c to 5c collet adapter? Because I can buy a whole set

Hi There, I'm still working with the tooling manufacturer on getting my taps made. I sent them samples of the screws and the brass fingers for them to check and I hope to hear back from them this week

Looking for info on how to disassemble the spring loaded knob to replace a broken pin that no longer properly engages in the QCGB casting holes. I see a pin (#27,31) in the parts diagram but no idea h

Hello fellow machinists: I have a SB 9" with lots of 3c collets. I need a collet block, so I can use them in my milling machine. Anyone out there want to sell, or know where I can buy one. ?? thanks,

I'm looking for a chip guard for my heavy 10 with taper attachment. SB number is CL3285R.

I have had these in the workshop for years and I’m having a Spring Clean and tidy up...they are absolutely no use to me whatsoever.and if anyone wants them they can have them for the price of postage

I finally got around to removing my steady rest adjuster for analysis. I attached a photo of the thread with a thread pitch gauge for comparison. It is indeed a 3/8-10 standard thread (sort of). The t

Does anyone know the size of the capacitor for the 1/2 Hp motor on the 10l? RON DETTMER

I purchased a commercially available ER32 Collet holder for my SB9 which is about 4 inches in diameter. I also purchased an eight inch threaded back plate. My idea was to inset the collet holder into

Here is a spread sheet I made up comparing ER-40 collet ranges

The following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the SouthBendLathe@groups.io group. /Homemade tooling/ER40 Collet sizes-Prot.xlsx By: Jim_B <jim@...> Description: ER140 Collet Size Range

Where can I buy replacement jaws for a 1948 SB 9A?