Roger Best
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2020
Hi Folks
Thank you for having me.
I am the proud owner of a 1942 Heavy 10. This machine came over to the UK during WW2 and was almost certainly used at Chatham Dockyard as the owner from which my brother bought it lived in Chatham, as my brother does to this day. Following the deaths of our Father and Grandfather we had a big sort out and this lathe came to me.
It has been cared for, acquiring a unique paint scheme in the process, but had to live in my shed for a decade until I finished my brick-built workshop, so there is some de-rusting to do on parts that where not readily oiled when I wrapped it up and the electrics are in a poor state, they might possibly be original.
The only issue with this well-equipped machine is that it doesn't do metric threads. It has the diagram on the cover but the transposing gears and banjo have gone missing somewhere in its history. Metric threads are the common standard in engineering and its difficult to avoid them totally, although a good die holder works wonders.
Has anyone got a good photo of the set-up, or even a few drawings? This is an early machine like Peter's, with the single lower lever on the gearbox.
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/south-bend-lathes/south-bend-heavy-10-uk-restoration-356686/
I have tried following the links on South Bend's website to Grizley but I don't see anything like this listed.
many thanks for any help and advise you can offer.
Cheers
Rog
Photos to come
Thank you for having me.
I am the proud owner of a 1942 Heavy 10. This machine came over to the UK during WW2 and was almost certainly used at Chatham Dockyard as the owner from which my brother bought it lived in Chatham, as my brother does to this day. Following the deaths of our Father and Grandfather we had a big sort out and this lathe came to me.
It has been cared for, acquiring a unique paint scheme in the process, but had to live in my shed for a decade until I finished my brick-built workshop, so there is some de-rusting to do on parts that where not readily oiled when I wrapped it up and the electrics are in a poor state, they might possibly be original.
The only issue with this well-equipped machine is that it doesn't do metric threads. It has the diagram on the cover but the transposing gears and banjo have gone missing somewhere in its history. Metric threads are the common standard in engineering and its difficult to avoid them totally, although a good die holder works wonders.
Has anyone got a good photo of the set-up, or even a few drawings? This is an early machine like Peter's, with the single lower lever on the gearbox.
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/south-bend-lathes/south-bend-heavy-10-uk-restoration-356686/
I have tried following the links on South Bend's website to Grizley but I don't see anything like this listed.
many thanks for any help and advise you can offer.
Cheers
Rog
Photos to come