South Bend Lathe

[Steve Myres]

Hello everyone. I have recently acquired an old lathe south bend. SN 35871K. Catalog number DDB300NK. I’m in need of some parts including new Saddle apron and compound with tool rest. Also a tail stock. I e looked up info about the numbers but I’m not getting any direct hits. Are the aprons somewhat interchangeable with these?

 

[tommy1010]

Post a pic or two of your machine. I makes things a little easier. How much of an apron do you need? Do you have anything left from the original?

 

[johnoder]

Its a 10K from fairly recent times

 

[Steve Myres]

Post a pic or two of your machine. I makes things a little easier. How much of an apron do you need? Do you have anything left from the original?

 

[Steve Myres]

I’m very green to metal working lathes. Much more familiar with woodworking. However we are using this to machine and check runout on motor/pump shafts. The adjustment rod and handle are damaged on the apron and the tail stock has no guts in it.

 

[plastikdreams]

You might be better off getting a more complete lathe, that one needs a lot of work.

 

[Steve Myres]

We got it for free so if we put 1000$ in it we figured we would be sitting pretty.

 

[Steve Myres]

Would this be a heavy 10k?

 

[plastikdreams]

Without all those parts it pretty light...

 

[johnoder]

Would this be a heavy 10k?

Easy to tell. If the serail stamped in to the top of bed at right end ends with a K - as indicated in your post above - it is not a "heavy 10" which were "R" stamped

 

[DanAl]

For more info on your lathe, ask on this thread on PM: https://www.practicalmachinist.com/forum/threads/serial-numbers-wanted.128483/

 

[p-moon]

I live in South Bend and know a guy who may have parts. email me at [email protected]