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Lathe restoration

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  1. sowest

    sowest Formula Junior

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    #1 sowest, Dec 31, 2012
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    For a long time, I thought that it would be great to have a lathe, although I never actively pursued getting one. About a year ago, one was dropped at my doorstep by a friend that was leaving the island. It was just what I had in mind. It was a vintage South Bend that likely came out of surplus from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The perfect size: big enough to be useful and small enough that I could make space for it.

    It took a while to clean it, replace bushings,bearings, and oil control felts, and locate some missing parts and tooling, but it is finally up and running. It has already proven to be a handy and time saving addition.

    The first step was to clean up and refurbish a bench to place it on.
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  2. sowest

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  6. Smiles

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    #6 Smiles, Dec 31, 2012
    That's wonderful!

    --Matt
     
  7. Kevin Rev'n

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    #7 Kevin Rev'n, Dec 31, 2012
    That is so beautiful Larry. Great job! Is that a 308 timing belt that you used there? :)
     
  8. sowest

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    #8 sowest, Dec 31, 2012
    Hi Matt and Kevin

    Thank you both very much for your kind comments! No, I did not use a 308 timing belt. I didn't want to start a rash of threads about when it needed to be changed...;>)

    Aloha
    Larry
     
  9. wax

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    #9 wax, Dec 31, 2012
    I always enjoy your threads - even the ones with 0 responses.
     
  10. Falta125

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    #10 Falta125, Dec 31, 2012
    Nice job on your South Bend, i purchased a similar SB in Lethbridge Canada about 5 years ago for $350.00, It belonged to an elderly gentleman that had suffered a stroke so his wife was selling off all his tools, along with the Lathe came years of hardware that he had stashed away, small boxes of brass and copper rivets, all kinds of unusual hardware that is impossible to find. I use the lathe almost every day and don't know how i got along with out one for all these years, i never did check back with the women to see if her husband made it home but i'm sure if he did she was probably the next person to pay a visit to the hospital!.( i'd have killed her) anyway' it went to a good home and the first chance i get i'm going to tear it down and give it a total restoration. Made in the good old USA!
     
  11. WPOZZZ

    WPOZZZ F1 Veteran

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    #11 WPOZZZ, Dec 31, 2012
    Awesome resto!
     
  12. sowest

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    #12 sowest, Jan 1, 2013
    WAX and WPOZZ:

    Thank you very much for your comments. I do appreciate the positive vibes!!

    Falta125:

    Like you, I appreciate the utility and elegance of the design. It is a great example of the quality and durability of American industrial products of the era. I think that you will enjoy the process of restoration on your lathe when the time comes. I really enjoyed doing mine.

    Not to make light of the previous owner's misfortune, but I had to smile at the thought of him recovering and coming home to find that the wife had sold off all his stuff....;>)

    Aloha
    Larry
     
  13. WPOZZZ

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    #13 WPOZZZ, Jan 1, 2013
    Your resto looks like something we'd see on American Resto where they charge the customer $3k to do the work. I like the battleship grey finish and the cleaned up and polished gears.

    Have a Happy New Year and hope you get lots of use out of that lathe!
     

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