Eclectic_Hobbyis
Plastic
- Joined
- Oct 10, 2017
Hello to anyone who reads this.
I found a lathe on LetGo. The owner said it's a Southbend but didn't know what it was, but based on the headstock/apron I'm willing to bet it's a South Bend model O. He says he can't find the tail-stock and he wants $500 for it. Now, given it doesn't have a tail stock and he doesn't even know if it works, my counter offer was 200$. I really want to get this lathe and restore it because it feels like such a shame to let a piece of history sit in a storage unit gathering dust and grime.
I have to ask though, how difficult would it be to find a tail stock/steady rest for this machine? I was thinking that the tail stock of a model A/B/C could fit on the ways since the ways looks to be the same general shape. And of course I have yet to put hands on the machine and inspect it, but I wanted to put this query out into the internet as soon as possible because I feel like input from the people on this site could help me with deciding on an offer.
I found a lathe on LetGo. The owner said it's a Southbend but didn't know what it was, but based on the headstock/apron I'm willing to bet it's a South Bend model O. He says he can't find the tail-stock and he wants $500 for it. Now, given it doesn't have a tail stock and he doesn't even know if it works, my counter offer was 200$. I really want to get this lathe and restore it because it feels like such a shame to let a piece of history sit in a storage unit gathering dust and grime.
I have to ask though, how difficult would it be to find a tail stock/steady rest for this machine? I was thinking that the tail stock of a model A/B/C could fit on the ways since the ways looks to be the same general shape. And of course I have yet to put hands on the machine and inspect it, but I wanted to put this query out into the internet as soon as possible because I feel like input from the people on this site could help me with deciding on an offer.