KB3AHE
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- Joined
- Jul 17, 2012
- Location
- Baltimore, Md.
I am new here, but this seems like the place to ask this question.
I recently bought an "estate" of machine tools for a price I couldn't turn down.
I picked up (what I thought was) a Heavy 10 lathe, a Sheldon horizontal mill,
and a South bend 7" shaper from one of my neighbors for $900 for the package.
the best part was the logistics of moving it all. It was about 350 feet from her garage to mine.
(I was looking for a better lathe to take the place of my 100 year old Barnes 13)
All of this stuff had been sitting without use for close to 10 years in a slightly damp garage,
but nothing was overly rusty. After a lot of cleaning, adjusting, and repairing it is all now up,
running and making chips! The man who owned it died at 96!
Now, on to the question at hand The lathe in question I thought was a 10L Heavy 10
with the underdriven cast iron pedestal base. (It looks like fish, it smells like fish, it can't be chicken)
The original chuck was totally shot and needed replacing with about 1/8" runout. I wanted a 6" reversable
top-jaw chuck anyway. When I checked the spindle thread, I found it to be 1 7/8"
instead of the "normal" 2 1/4". I then raised an eyebrow, scratched my head and headed
in to do a little research.
The model (catalog) number is CL-199-A and the S/N has RKR in it. According to the South bend site
This machine is a 10R and not a 10L. I cant find any difference between the 2 other than the smaller spindle.
Does anyone out there know what the difference is and/or what parts do/don't interchange?? (Major stuff)
One last thing that that really adds a giggle to the whole story! This lathe had about 25 coats of this thick
gloppy grey paint on it with all of the handles and bolt heads painted red. It kinda looked like a circus.
Also the compound had more crash marks than a car that lost a demolition derby. (now keep in mind that
the old geltleman that owned this stuff retired as a master tool and die maker!) I knew that he had bought
this stuff at an auction, but I didn't know where. Upon receiving the tooling that came with it, some of it
had my old high school engraved on it! I may well have run this machine 40 years ago! ! ! ! ! !
Thanks in advance!
Frank
I recently bought an "estate" of machine tools for a price I couldn't turn down.
I picked up (what I thought was) a Heavy 10 lathe, a Sheldon horizontal mill,
and a South bend 7" shaper from one of my neighbors for $900 for the package.
the best part was the logistics of moving it all. It was about 350 feet from her garage to mine.
(I was looking for a better lathe to take the place of my 100 year old Barnes 13)
All of this stuff had been sitting without use for close to 10 years in a slightly damp garage,
but nothing was overly rusty. After a lot of cleaning, adjusting, and repairing it is all now up,
running and making chips! The man who owned it died at 96!
Now, on to the question at hand The lathe in question I thought was a 10L Heavy 10
with the underdriven cast iron pedestal base. (It looks like fish, it smells like fish, it can't be chicken)
The original chuck was totally shot and needed replacing with about 1/8" runout. I wanted a 6" reversable
top-jaw chuck anyway. When I checked the spindle thread, I found it to be 1 7/8"
instead of the "normal" 2 1/4". I then raised an eyebrow, scratched my head and headed
in to do a little research.
The model (catalog) number is CL-199-A and the S/N has RKR in it. According to the South bend site
This machine is a 10R and not a 10L. I cant find any difference between the 2 other than the smaller spindle.
Does anyone out there know what the difference is and/or what parts do/don't interchange?? (Major stuff)
One last thing that that really adds a giggle to the whole story! This lathe had about 25 coats of this thick
gloppy grey paint on it with all of the handles and bolt heads painted red. It kinda looked like a circus.
Also the compound had more crash marks than a car that lost a demolition derby. (now keep in mind that
the old geltleman that owned this stuff retired as a master tool and die maker!) I knew that he had bought
this stuff at an auction, but I didn't know where. Upon receiving the tooling that came with it, some of it
had my old high school engraved on it! I may well have run this machine 40 years ago! ! ! ! ! !
Thanks in advance!
Frank