LongshotPerforma
Plastic
- Joined
- May 16, 2018
- Location
- Ohio, USA
Hello everybody. Been hearing about this forum for years, finally got myself some machines to play with.
I picked up a surface grinder, mill and South Bend lathe at auction recently. I paid $600 for this lathe and some accessories. I tried to google for more info, and maybe an operators manual or something similar, but have not had much luck.
I was told it was in working order before being moved to the location I picked it up from. Most of the oil cups appear to be missing and their ... ports? that they mount to are mostly damaged also.
Any advice on what checks to make, setup tips, where to get replacement parts, and I'd REALLY Like to know what year it is, would all be greatly appreciated.
The serial on the rail is 44254
Also, this head stock seems to have no taper at all... I'm guessing this will not be a high precision machine at the best of times?
I picked up a surface grinder, mill and South Bend lathe at auction recently. I paid $600 for this lathe and some accessories. I tried to google for more info, and maybe an operators manual or something similar, but have not had much luck.
I was told it was in working order before being moved to the location I picked it up from. Most of the oil cups appear to be missing and their ... ports? that they mount to are mostly damaged also.
Any advice on what checks to make, setup tips, where to get replacement parts, and I'd REALLY Like to know what year it is, would all be greatly appreciated.
The serial on the rail is 44254
Also, this head stock seems to have no taper at all... I'm guessing this will not be a high precision machine at the best of times?