Hello all got my first SB lathe and am in the process of cleaning up/restoring. Model A 9in. Above average condition. Needs a little work. I will have many questions in the days to come so please forgive me. I'd like to kick things off with a question about the grease caps on the rear pulleys. Missing one, are these hard to come by? Not sure if there is any easy fix, if they are available or if I am out of luck. Nice to meet all of you, I look forward to many good reads on the site.
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First SB lathe
- Thread starter mwill135
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SLK001
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- Feb 8, 2015
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- Coral Springs, FL USA
There are no grease caps on the pulleys. I think you mean you are missing a top to one of your Git oilers. They are still available, in both press in and threaded.
Next time, post a picture of what you are referring to.
Next time, post a picture of what you are referring to.
texasgeartrain
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Check out post number 113 in this thread. There's some links about gits there.
Need some encouragement
Need some encouragement
coyotechet
Cast Iron
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- Jun 13, 2010
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- Kansas
think this is what you are looking for, If so just log onto McMaster Carr then type in the search bar oilers.
Chet
Chet
lazz
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Try a search for oil hole covers.
I normally use Amazon, they come quick.
FYI the voice of experince says the cheap ones from China on ebay can be less than desirable. Some work well and others dont...
I normally use Amazon, they come quick.
FYI the voice of experince says the cheap ones from China on ebay can be less than desirable. Some work well and others dont...
SLK001
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- Coral Springs, FL USA
That lathe looks like a 10K, not a 9". What does the tailstock look like?
Rudd
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1st and third photo in post 8 are of a grease "cup", not "cap". I made a bunch of these for a guy that had a 1912 Pierce Arrow automobile.
You fill it up w/ grease, put it on, and give it a twist once in a while to push more grease into the bearing. I've also seen them on 1940's Atlas drill presses. If one of these won't do ya, keep looking, or I can tell you how I make them. A better search term is "screw down grease cup".
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You fill it up w/ grease, put it on, and give it a twist once in a while to push more grease into the bearing. I've also seen them on 1940's Atlas drill presses. If one of these won't do ya, keep looking, or I can tell you how I make them. A better search term is "screw down grease cup".
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SLK001
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- Coral Springs, FL USA
The 10K with the gearbox was a Model A. There should be a MODEL NUMBER stamped on the QCGB plate with the actual model.
Homebrewblob
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Quick change gear box. When you say “1st sb lathe” and “just starting out” do you mean new to metal working/ lathes or just new to southbend? I think The qctp plate SLK001 was referring to is the red/brass plate That states your screw settings but I’m not sure. If your new to lathes then you might want to google research the major components and names for your lathe, it’ll help you communicate greatly. Smaller and older lathes generally physically had extra loose sets of gears that usually were stored somewhere inconvenient out of reach or lost from my understanding, so in order to change the speed of your carriage and screw thread pitch you had to open the machine and swap gears, your 10k has a qcgb so you can kinda shift it like a car instead of taking anything apart. welcome to PM
SLK001
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- Coral Springs, FL USA
...as long as you only shift while stopped!
Take a close-up picture (legible) of the red brass plate on your QCGB. That will give us all the info we need to identify your lathe.
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