It Is A Lathe "south Bend"?
Dear, I live in Brazil and recently acquired an old lathe. I'm restoring the lathe and I wonder if it was manufactured by "South Bend". If so, what is the model? Do you have any manual that can provide...
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Heavy 10 Work
Thought I would start a new thread with pics of progress. Spindle is worn on the bearing journals. Bull gear is missing the back gear pin and the hole is wollered out. Had some spacers under the caps....
View ArticleMitutoyo Outside Mic Set - 3-6"
This is a set of 3 Mitutoyo outside mics each with a case and adjustment wrench, but no standards. View attachment 125844
View ArticleStumped By Shipping
Finally found a decent price on the Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Back-Gear-C...473482?hash=item2a63b59eca:g:3MYAAOSwoudW7zVL View attachment 125835 Will not ship to Canada. I have already waited 2...
View ArticleMy First Attempt At Scraping
View attachment 125828 Frirst I want to say hello to everyone this site has been very interesting reading thru all the good information. It has been a big help just reviewing all the old posts. I made...
View ArticleAxa Tool Holder Lever Question
I have an import AXA tool holder. If I screw the control lever stalk all the way in I cannot rotate the rotor - the threaded end of the stalk contacts the large stationary post inside. Is this the way...
View ArticleUpgrading My Cnc Machine
Tried asking several questions on a couple different forums and haven't been able to get a response so I'll try one more time here. I have Tree 2UVRC mill with CNC but the controls are old Tektronix...
View ArticleI Weep For The Future....
I bet he doesn't even realize how close he came to becoming at best an amputee, at worst complete hamburger......
View ArticleSlot Blocks?
Hey Back in the days before carbide inserts, we used flat ground slabs of high carbon steel that fit into the T-slots of a bridgeport mill to align fixtures or material on the mill table. Have they...
View ArticleAircraft Drill Bits? I Need Long Bits For The Lathe
What are "Aircraft drill bits"? I'm looking for a set of drill bits 1/16-1/2", 12"+ long. This looks like a match. But I'd prefer they be fluted much further down. I have two bits like that currently,...
View Article1925 South Bend
Hey everyone, I just joined, really happy to be a part of the forum here. As an introduction, a quick summary of my South Bend story: About four years ago I bought a 1925 or 1926 South Bend 11 x 5...
View ArticleYesssss New (to Me) Southbend Model A 9"
Whats up everyone? After many months of scouring Craigslist for a good lathe in my price range I finally found one. I just wanted to share my newest addition with you all. I Got a killer deal on a...
View Article4.5 Morse Taper Er25 Adaptor For Chipmaster
Hi All Been burning a bit of midnight oil these last couple of weeks. Not much got done in my workshop. But last night i couldnt sleep so i made a 4.5Morse Taper to ER25 adaptor as the subject line...
View ArticleMicke's Tool Storage Project
Well, it isn't at all as serious as the title may indicate but it is something that I need. Today I found an old tool storage cabinet with a good size. It is about 4 feet wide and 3 feet deep. It has...
View ArticleBalls Only...
I thought some might be interested in yet another ball turner, I’ve been working on this one off and on for a few days, on paper at least, this is what I ended up with. I wanted a tool I could just...
View ArticleHigh Frequency arc Stabilizer
I picked up this Century HF Arc Stabilizer earlier this week at an estate sale. It is a Model 115-007. Output is 3500 volts and the unit is rated for a maximum welder output of 295 amps. View...
View ArticleMy First Mill Could Use Some Help Identifying Rf 31?
So i am looking for the front panel, and a pulley diagram for speeds. and also gonna be fixing the broken hand wheels Things left to do: clean it with something thinking brakeclean to start with figure...
View ArticleJamiesaun Promoted To Newbies (2-30 Posts)
We are pleased to announce that jamiesaun has been promoted to the Newbies (2-30 Posts) usergroup.
View Article4-c Collets In My Old Sheldon
Well, imagine my disappointment when, several years ago, I discovered that the lathe I had inherited had a spindle nose with a #4 Morse Taper, meaning that the most suitable collets for it were the...
View ArticleIso Vs Sae
I see lots of questions on here about "What oil do I use?" and lots of references to the preferred ISO oil types. Found this page showing ISO types and their SAE equivalents:...
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