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New Lathe...
scion19801:
I just scored a very nice deal on a south bend model A 9" with 4 foot bed. missing a few parts, but have some new goodies on order to get it up and running.
got both the 3 jaw, and 4 jaw chucks. got a collet assortment set. had the taper attachment. power feed cross slide. has a steady rest as well. the tool post is the old lantern style and seems to be missing the curved key that goes under the tool bits. but I got a axa quick change that I hope works out better in rout. I cant wait to get it going and start making chips with it.
need to get some lubricating oils for it as well. nice unit. under mounted v belt driven motor. it runs fairly well, but just notice a clunking noise when the transposing gears are activated. got to source where that is coming from.
CraigH:
Wow! And a quick-change gearbox! Very nice! A long way up the ladder from my mini-lathe.
JuryRigger:
Drooling... Good score! :D
Jesse
Scotchmo:
The axa tool post will be a big improvement. You'll probably want an assortment of tool blocks including at least two or three standard holders.
Do you have a tail stock drill chuck? That's is also very useful.
9" South Bend is the standard for the older high quality hobby sized lathes. I've got a less common 11" (precursor to heavy 10"). I've had it for about 20 years and I like it a lot.
OTmachine:
Congratulations on your acquisition! I have the same lathe. Runs pretty good. A noise can come from the spindle lock pin when running open belt as the drive belt goes from pulling to pushing the spindle around. Not really a problem, just a little annoying. This is pretty common on heavily used lathes. And yes, you will like the AXA
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