I recently purchased my first lathe. Never having used a lathe, or even seen one being used (outside of YT videos), it was challenging to make an educated buying decision. I wanted something with some tooling, since I wouldn't even know where to begin as far as buying tooling, but that just made it more difficult for me to figure out what a fair price would be. After doing some research, and passing on a number of different lathes, I finally pulled the trigger on one. I spent more than I was hoping to, but it seems to be in good condition and came with a lot of tooling. I was hoping to get some opinions on what some of you guys think the package was worth (Chicago area).
It's a South Bend 13" made around 1960. It came with the taper and milling attachments, Themac J35 toolpost grinder, Brown and Sharpe magnetic chuck, phase converter, and everything pictured.
The faceplate and 2nd steady rest are for a SB 16. I will be selling those and putting the money back into the lathe. Aside from a faceplate and a 3-jaw chuck, any thoughts on what else I should be looking to get? Edit: He threw the parts for the 16 in b/c he had them laying around and had no use for them, the idea being I could sell them and recoup some money. The 13 didn't come with a faceplate, but I'm looking to find one or possibly try making one.
Any input would be appreciated. More pics next post...
It's a South Bend 13" made around 1960. It came with the taper and milling attachments, Themac J35 toolpost grinder, Brown and Sharpe magnetic chuck, phase converter, and everything pictured.
The faceplate and 2nd steady rest are for a SB 16. I will be selling those and putting the money back into the lathe. Aside from a faceplate and a 3-jaw chuck, any thoughts on what else I should be looking to get? Edit: He threw the parts for the 16 in b/c he had them laying around and had no use for them, the idea being I could sell them and recoup some money. The 13 didn't come with a faceplate, but I'm looking to find one or possibly try making one.
Any input would be appreciated. More pics next post...