Just Bought My First Lathe

DyeGuardian · Oct 9, 2014

I finally have my own lathe. A South Bend C9W10JR.

The retired machinist I bought it from tells me it's a former high school shop lathe. Just about everything shown in the pictures was included in the deal, even the drill press (yes, the handle on the compound rest is missing... it came off during transport but luckily didn't get lost). I picked it up last weekend and just got it into it's new home today... Excited to start making some chips with it!

I am not sure about what kind of rigidity to expect from this lathe, after all it is just a light weight table top. By the far smallest lathe I've ever used.

Spyderedge · Oct 9, 2014

It's........colorful

DyeGuardian · Oct 9, 2014

Spyderedge said:
It's........colorful

Aha, yeah I thought so too when I first saw it listed for sale.

michiganbuck · Oct 9, 2014

Congratulations it looks very nice and has accessories..

DyeGuardian · Oct 9, 2014

michiganbuck said:
Congratulations it looks very nice and has accessories..

Thank you. I got a hell of a deal on it all too!

n2zon · Oct 9, 2014

Oh, no. You have reached Stage 1. Before you progress to Stage 2 you will have spent much, much more money to solve problems you didn't even imagine before reaching Stage 1. At Stage 3 you will begin to grasp how insidious this disease can be. God help you if you advance to Stage 4. There is help available! Call now, before it's too late!

John

alskdjfhg · Oct 9, 2014

n2zon said:
Oh, no. You have reached Stage 1. Before you progress to Stage 2 you will have spent much, much more money to solve problems you didn't even imagine before reaching Stage 1. At Stage 3 you will begin to grasp how insidious this disease can be. God help you if you advance to Stage 4. There is help available! Call now, before it's too late!

John

+1

They breed like rats and keeping getting bigger......

DyeGuardian · Oct 9, 2014

n2zon said:
Oh, no. You have reached Stage 1. Before you progress to Stage 2 you will have spent much, much more money to solve problems you didn't even imagine before reaching Stage 1. At Stage 3 you will begin to grasp how insidious this disease can be. God help you if you advance to Stage 4. There is help available! Call now, before it's too late!

John

alskdjfhg said:
+1

They breed like rats and keeping getting bigger......

Hahah. Well I didn't buy it for hobby exactly... Hopefully one day I'll have made back all my money spent on machinery and tools and then some... But there will be many, many more expensive purchases before I'll be remotely close to that day.. I can accept that.

Conrad Hoffman · Oct 9, 2014

You need to paint it. You can paint the green parts orange or you can paint the orange parts green. Choose wisely.

moonlight machine · Oct 9, 2014

I am not sure about what kind of rigidity to expect from this lathe, after all it is just a light weight table top. By the far smallest lathe I've ever used.[/QUOTE]

It's a little baby South Bend......It will be as rigid as your average rubber band.

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