Tim Mahony
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2008
- Location
- Carpinteria Ca
Greetings from Carpinteria Ca,
I am squarely bit by the vintage South Bend Lathe bug and am trying to figure what models might answer my rescue search. I have been a lurker for a long time here, doing the reading / admiring and know that I would like a pre-war or earlier lathe.
My interest is a lathe with a spindle thru hole of 1 3/8" or a bit larger. It appears that the early 11 & 13" units have smaller spindle openings....So my question : What if any early models have a larger thru hole
Currently on ebay there is a 13" mdl 34-O that warms my heart in a big way (smile)........more than I can afford at the moment (still adding to the $ pile) plus too far away to reasonably ship and I believe this unit would have a 3/4" thru hole, but that is the idea of what my dream is made of. Thanks in advance for any information. tim
I am squarely bit by the vintage South Bend Lathe bug and am trying to figure what models might answer my rescue search. I have been a lurker for a long time here, doing the reading / admiring and know that I would like a pre-war or earlier lathe.
My interest is a lathe with a spindle thru hole of 1 3/8" or a bit larger. It appears that the early 11 & 13" units have smaller spindle openings....So my question : What if any early models have a larger thru hole
Currently on ebay there is a 13" mdl 34-O that warms my heart in a big way (smile)........more than I can afford at the moment (still adding to the $ pile) plus too far away to reasonably ship and I believe this unit would have a 3/4" thru hole, but that is the idea of what my dream is made of. Thanks in advance for any information. tim