This is what has sidetracked me. 1934 Southbend 9" lathe. Before: After: VIDEO http://s231.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/unclee396/Lathe/?action=view¤t=PA190001.flv This will come in handy for making parts.
Pretty cool old lathe, and you fixed it up nice! When that video first started, it looked like the reason you're not getting anything done is that you're always just standing around drinking beer What is that Schlitz Malt Liquor, or Colt 45?
That's pretty cool. Lathes come in handy big time. I'd love to drop some coin on a Bridgeport mill for the garage one day. My old shop had a Clausing WWII surplus lathe that we had outfitted with new ways and a digital read out. 60 year old machine was still good to .001". Very impressive. Have fun with your lathe!
Natural Light, Rusty. When the video was taken it wasn't bolted down yet. Will be commence building hot rod now. Please stand by.
How did you clean all the bare metal parts so well? I have an old Wards/Logan that looks like your "before" pics. I have been wanting to do exactly what you did. School me please. -stick
M.E.K. and a wire wheel. COMPLETELY dissasemble it and soak the parts first. The only way to really do it right.
wow, very cool, I have one too ! I couldnt see the vid because my flash version isnt savy enough I guess
[quote) looked like the reason you're not getting anything done is that you're always just standing around drinking beer[/quote] Actually, that's one of the few times I've ever seen him standing up! And, yeah, the beer is a given.
Unclee was a big help in this little project. He made sure I didn't get too drunk; he drank all the beer!
the stuff my well is full of! a solvent that was used to clean machine tools and shop coveralls back in the 60's because it evaporated quickly. it will also give you a good dose of cancer. all of this info was provided by the washington state department of ecology. works great but bad stuff
I have one just like it. Had it for about 10 years. I didn't know it was that old. Lots of fun to use.
If you look on the ways on the right end, you will see the serial #. You may have to move the tailstock. Here is a page with a formula to de-code your serial #. http://www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/page19.html My lathe is actually a 1 year only model 405; they changed a few things in 1935 and continued production until I believe the mid 80s. http://www.lathes.co.uk/southbend9-inch/page16.html I find this old machinery to be just as interesting as old cars, and I wish I had restored it before starting on the car, it would have come in handy a few times.
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