Please Help Me, What Is This???

made-in-america · Nov 21, 2005

Can anyone please help me...I purchased a South Bend Model A 9" Lathe and this was one of the pieces that came with it. Can anybody tell me what this is? It appears to fit where the compound is and has two tool hodlers attached to it that are adjustable. One tool hoder moves in the x-axis direction and the other moves in the y-axis direction. The handle swings from front to back and has a toothed gear on the bottom that looks like it moves the whole assembly in and out. Please check out the attached link for photos...Any help would be appreciated as I don't know whether to keep this, trash it, or sell it. The link is:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/[email protected]/album?.dir=/89e4

John in MA · Nov 21, 2005

Looks like a quick-acting production slide. Made for quickly doing second-operation work.

Flying Dutchman · Nov 23, 2005

Hi,

seems like a two way cut off slide. Don't know of it is original SB. You can allways sell it but you can hardly buy it. If it's not in the way, keep it.

Use the following link to check out the original SB accessories:

web page

regards,

Piet

Webb Wyman · Nov 23, 2005

Hi There,

It looks like a lever actuated production cross slide.

Good Luck!
-Blue Chips-
Webb

Paula · Nov 23, 2005

Looks like an original SB slide. Basically for production setups, but I'd definitely hang on to it. Here's a picture and description from an old South Bend catalog:

Looks like your slide is missing the adjustable stop mechanism, but one could be rigged up easily enough. If you don't need it, you shouldn't have any difficulty selling it.

Paula

William E Williams · Nov 23, 2005

There should also be a small gear rack on an 'L' bracket that screws into where the cross slide screw's hole is.

Ted

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