xresonance
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2018
Greetings, all! I have finally fulfilled a years-long dream of owning a good lathe. Picked up this beauty a week ago. From what I can tell, there is very little wear, the ways are in fantastic shape, almost no rust on the thing. From the serial and casting mark it seems it's from around 1948, so 70 years old. Also came with a very stout bench to mount it on, the storage drawers in the bench, and a ton of accessories - steady rest, follow steady, a couple extra chucks, face plates, dogs, a big pile of HSS tool steel, tool holders, mandrels, centers, etc etc etc. Basically a turn-key setup, everything I need to keep me busy for a long time!
I picked up the kit of wicks, oils, and the refurb guide that stevewb has on ebay. Figure he's lurking here somewhere... THANK YOU!
Now that I've made a few chips just for the sheer happiness of it, I plan to do a full tear-down, clean up, and refurb of the thing. Figure if it gets a nice refinishing and paint job, new wicks, proper lube, and everything tuned up, it'll last another 70 years. I'm going more for function than historical restoration, so some modern conveniences may end up added.
I'm like a kid in a candy store, so excited, had to share with some folks who appreciate these things =)
Pics:
South Bend Model A 1948 - Album on Imgur
I picked up the kit of wicks, oils, and the refurb guide that stevewb has on ebay. Figure he's lurking here somewhere... THANK YOU!
Now that I've made a few chips just for the sheer happiness of it, I plan to do a full tear-down, clean up, and refurb of the thing. Figure if it gets a nice refinishing and paint job, new wicks, proper lube, and everything tuned up, it'll last another 70 years. I'm going more for function than historical restoration, so some modern conveniences may end up added.
I'm like a kid in a candy store, so excited, had to share with some folks who appreciate these things =)
Pics:
South Bend Model A 1948 - Album on Imgur