#South bend crossfeed t lock screw serial number#

It turned out this lathe had 3-7 layers of paint, depending on how easy the part was to remove from the machine. It was quite dirty, had a bit of rust (no bad corrosion, however), clogged lubrication felts, chips in every crevice imaginable, old lubrication packed with dirt, and an absolutely horrible paint job. As far as the right bearing goes, removing one of the 0.002' shims should bring it into spec.ДЄt this point, I realized that complete disassembly of this lathe had to happen. Since the left bearing is within spec, I assumed that it was having a lubrication problem. South Bend specifications is between 0.001' - 0.002'. The left came in at 0.0015' and the right at 0.0035'. Inspection with an infared thermoter revealed the left bearing was starting to overheat. The bearings were shot, and the only way to start the machine was to wrap a strap around the pulley cone and do a pull start.

#South bend crossfeed t lock screw serial number#

I haven't ordered the serial number card from SB yet, but I do know the gentleman I got this from purchased it from the Danbury Mint.ДЄfter bringing the machine home, I removed the 1 HP three phase motor and stuck on a very old 1/2 HP single phase motor that was lying around to play with it. These short bed lathes were popular in schools. Steve Wells has a 1948 SB catalog posted if you are intersted.

It's shipping weight is listed as 1460 lbs including the crate.

It's a short bed measuring in at 4 feet effectively giving 16' between centers. It's a 13' South Bend lathe of 1945 vintage.