New guy here.. just introducing myself. My Brother suggested this board over the others out there as the members are generally decent and helpful.
After years of waiting, I finally fell into some good fortune. I was GIVEN a beautiful 1946ish South Bend 9" precision metal lathe... Guessing 1946ish as the serial number is 180961. They ended that type of serial numbers at 186000 in March of 1947.
It came with a dog plate, 3 and 4 jaw chucks.. live center tail stock, tons of tapered drills and reamers..expandable reamers. I have things I never saw before.
I also was given a ton of woodworking tools... stuff for a wood lathe and a bunch of gouges. no clue what half this stuff is actually. The guy was a pattern maker so I have all these strips of wax.. no clue... I will have to start posting pictures of my loot... it's gotta be useable by someone out there...
Hello all!
Re: Hello all!
Sounds like a good score!!
Welcome to the group!
Welcome to the group!
Glenn
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
Operating machines is perfectly safe......until you forget how dangerous it really is!
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hammermill
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Re: Hello all!
Welcome to the group. By the way patternmakers used the wax to fillet joint in the pattern
And hey Bob where you live
And hey Bob where you live
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Bob Regalia
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Re: Hello all!
I live in Wisconsin.
I got a bunch of wax filler strips..tons of other stuff... woodworking hand tools... a few heads for a wood lathe... still sorting it out. Searching for a wiring diagram for this south bend now...
I got a bunch of wax filler strips..tons of other stuff... woodworking hand tools... a few heads for a wood lathe... still sorting it out. Searching for a wiring diagram for this south bend now...
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hammermill
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Re: Hello all!
I am sure a southbend user group exists on yahoo and will have a ton of the info you need.
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Bob Regalia
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- Location: Milwaukee WI
Re: Hello all!
All these wax fillet strips and a sheet or 2, have postage dates of 1956... is it still good? Is it even worth anything anymore?
Re: Hello all!
Pattern makers used wax strips to fillet inside corners. If it can be formed in your fingers without it crumbling, it is still good. After the wood pattern was finished and wax fillets applied, it was given coats of shellac before being used in mold making.
Mr.Ron from South Mississippi
Re: Hello all!
Hi There,
Your lathe was made in late 1946 (probably November).
You can contact the current owners of SBL and get a
definitive answer.
Did you get a copy of How To Run A Lathe by SBL?
This is the Bible for these machines. There wasn't any
"owner's manual" for these lathes. If you need a copy,
you can find reprints all over the web (including eBay).
The 1966 edition is the most recent version.
You will probably want to get a copy of Keep Your Lathe In Trim
SBL Bulletin H-4. You can find a free copy over on the
W S Well's website: http://www.wswells.com/.
SBLs are great lathes to learn on and are very forgiving.
Plus, there are lots of parts around if you need to replace
anything.
Which model did you get?
Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb
Your lathe was made in late 1946 (probably November).
You can contact the current owners of SBL and get a
definitive answer.
Did you get a copy of How To Run A Lathe by SBL?
This is the Bible for these machines. There wasn't any
"owner's manual" for these lathes. If you need a copy,
you can find reprints all over the web (including eBay).
The 1966 edition is the most recent version.
You will probably want to get a copy of Keep Your Lathe In Trim
SBL Bulletin H-4. You can find a free copy over on the
W S Well's website: http://www.wswells.com/.
SBLs are great lathes to learn on and are very forgiving.
Plus, there are lots of parts around if you need to replace
anything.
Which model did you get?
Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb
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Bob Regalia
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- Joined: Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:13 pm
- Location: Milwaukee WI
Re: Hello all!
It's a 9 inch model A.wlw-19958 wrote:Hi There,
Your lathe was made in late 1946 (probably November).
You can contact the current owners of SBL and get a
definitive answer.
Did you get a copy of How To Run A Lathe by SBL?
This is the Bible for these machines. There wasn't any
"owner's manual" for these lathes. If you need a copy,
you can find reprints all over the web (including eBay).
The 1966 edition is the most recent version.
You will probably want to get a copy of Keep Your Lathe In Trim
SBL Bulletin H-4. You can find a free copy over on the
W S Well's website: http://www.wswells.com/.
SBLs are great lathes to learn on and are very forgiving.
Plus, there are lots of parts around if you need to replace
anything.
Which model did you get?
Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb
I got that book you mentioned... will look for that other one on keeping it trim.
It's all wired up correctly now, thanks to the guys on the Yahoo groups.
Trying to find the oil for it now... I can get the equivalent oil for $30 a gallon locally.. but it's only in 5 gallon buckets... Gonna have to look for it somewhere else.
There are also zerk fittings in places that aren't on any drawings... I would assume just a regular bearing grease will do???
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Hi There,
Grease isn't used on the SBLs of your vintage. The zerk fittings
are probably for a pressure oil gun. SBLs didn't come with zerks
from the factory. Where are they located?
The proper oils (A, B and C equivalents) can be purchased from
McMaster-Carr Supply Co. in one gallon quantities.
Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb
Grease isn't used on the SBLs of your vintage. The zerk fittings
are probably for a pressure oil gun. SBLs didn't come with zerks
from the factory. Where are they located?
The proper oils (A, B and C equivalents) can be purchased from
McMaster-Carr Supply Co. in one gallon quantities.
Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb