janvanruth
Titanium
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- Oct 27, 2013
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- netherlands Asten
saw this one today
seller states it is a south bend
all the pictures i have seen have the handwheel on the left
did southbend make any with the handwheel on the right?
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carriage handwheel on the right?
- Thread starter janvanruth
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saw this one today
seller states it is a south bend
all the pictures i have seen have the handwheel on the left
did southbend make any with the handwheel on the right?
SBLatheman
Titanium
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- Jul 7, 2008
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- South Bend, In
Yeah, most gap lathes were/are like that.
Ted
Ken-Bergen
Cast Iron
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- Jun 7, 2012
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- Chilliwack BC Canada
Yes Southbend gap bed lathes had the hand-wheel on the right and cross-slide on the left of the carriage instead of centred, just like your picture.
janvanruth
Titanium
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- Oct 27, 2013
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- netherlands Asten
i cant make up from the picture it has a gap
kitno455
Titanium
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- Jul 9, 2010
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- Virginia, USA
Its hard to see the gap filler, but the cross-slide is offset to the left, which you only see on gap bed lathes.
allan
allan
janvanruth
Titanium
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- Oct 27, 2013
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- netherlands Asten
Could it be that sb equiped the bigger lathes meant for export to continental Europe with this apron even if there was no gap?
kitno455
Titanium
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- Jul 9, 2010
- Location
- Virginia, USA
This lathe is 80+ years old- anything was possible. Why don't you ask the seller instead of asking us
on edit- its obviously a gap bed. look at how deep the bed casting is where the left leg connects, then look at your first picture- you can see the upward sweep of the bed casting- only gap beds did that.
allan
