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  1. Earl's Boy

    Just picked up a slight "sticky spot" in my cross-feed... Help!

    Since it came on so quickly, is it likely a small metal chip that is hung up in the screw? What is a good source for a manual to lead me through the disassembly & re-assembly? I am good with taking it apart, but I'd like to have a good manual to follow since I have never taken this apart (or...
  2. Earl's Boy

    Just picked up a slight "sticky spot" in my cross-feed... Help!

    The lathe is my Dad's early-1950's SB 10L tool room lathe, which I inherited a few years ago. I keep it lubricated and it only sees very occasional duty... I probably only put a few hours on it per month turning custom motorcycle parts out of brass or aluminum. When I wheel the cross-feed...
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    Dang, I have not been in the PM site since before Thanksgiving and I just saw your message to...

    Dang, I have not been in the PM site since before Thanksgiving and I just saw your message to me! Thanks for the nice compliment about the motorcycle parts... it's fun even though I'm basically a complete hack. I am located in Doylestown, Ohio, which is just west of the Akron-Canton area and...
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    What have you made WITH your South Bend?

    I inherited my Dad's SB Heavy 10 a couple years ago when he passed away... he purchased it new in 1953. I have a hobby-biz doing very high-quality motorcycle custom-painting, building Sportster-based choppers, and now producing some custom-machined parts. Here are some examples....
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    American Gun

    Sounds like we are all basically singing from the same hymnal regarding the "reality TV" stuff. I watch it because I like some sort of "background noise" when I'm either working out in my bike/machine shop or in my paint shop... I listen to music sometimes and TV other times. And I watch these...
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    American Gun

    Very true... I keep telling myself they are deliberately screwing stuff up so the owner can come along and chastise them, since that makes for "better TV" than simply showing guys meticulously building stuff that is well-designed, well-executed and sans theatrics. But I could easily be...
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    American Gun

    Noticed the South Bend lathes in the show. But it's tough to notice much with the Mom & Daughter daring each other to unbutton their shirts lower on every shot! There is way more insight into what the gunsmiths are doing on "American Gun" than in "Sons of Guns"... but the owner is just a bit...
  8. Earl's Boy

    Looking for a 3-jaw chuck for my 10L....

    I have a 1953 SB 10L with a very nice SB 6" 3-jaw chuck, but the jaws to hold OD step "inward" as the OD of the parts is smaller, which makes it difficult to machine parts which are in the 1.5" to 1.75" range... and I have a need to machine some parts right in that range. I need a chuck with a...
  9. Earl's Boy

    Heavy 10 and # 9 For Sale

    I need that 3-jaw chuck.... If that 3-jaw chuck for the 2-1/4" x 8 TPI spindle has jaws that will work well for holding smaller (1.5" range) pieces on the OD, then I really need it... if you'll sell it by itself. I have a 1953 SB 10L but the set of jaws does not work well for smaller OD pieces...
  10. Earl's Boy

    WTB - Decent 3-Jaw Chuck for South Bend Heavy 10 Lathe

    Looking for a decent 3-jaw chuck and backing plate with jaws to hold small diameter (around 1.5" OD) parts to run on my 1953 SB 10" Heavy lathe. Spindle is 2-1/4" x 8 TPI. Does not need to be in perfect condition... need it to run cosmetic parts for custom motorcycles where the tolerances are...
  11. Earl's Boy

    WTB - Small Rotary Table

    Apologies - Just realized that I should have posted this under "Tooling", not "Tools" If a moderator wants to move it to the proper category... or just delete it and I'll re-post under "Tools".
  12. Earl's Boy

    WTB - Small Rotary Table

    Andy - I'm interested... Post some pics, what you want for it, or any additional information. What is your approximate time-frame for getting a new/larger table? Thanks.
  13. Earl's Boy

    WTB - Small Rotary Table

    Looking for a modest-sized rotary table (6" or 8") to use on my Index 55 vertical mill. Lots of new units on eBay but I don't want a new one because I don't want to spend any more than necessary. Thanks!
  14. Earl's Boy

    WTB - Set of Double Taper Y Collets

    Thanks, I'd previously searched on-line and on eBay.... I found these Y collets are available from a few sources. I just figured I'd see if any of the PM Faithful had a spare set gathering dust in their tool chest and wanted to see them get used! I'll follow up on a couple of these leads, or...
  15. Earl's Boy

    WTB - Set of Double Taper Y Collets

    Looking for a new or used set of Double Taper Y-series collets for my Index Model 55 vertical mill. Recently found the BS #9 collet holder with a 5/16" DT-Y collet, but need the other sizes. Reply to this thread, send me a PM, or e-mail me at [email protected]. Thanks!
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