Metal-Masher
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2018
Hi everyone. This is my first post on this site.
I'm strictly an amateur lathe operator and I've only done small projects for my own personal use. My machining knowledge is very limited and I basically taught myself. I have worked in places that had machine shops with professional operators and I would speak with them on occasions to get helpful tips. I have an extensive and strong 'hands-on' mechanical background in my professional and personal life.
I had another lathe, a 1937 Sheldon 11", that I cosmetically 'restored' as a father-and-son project. That was in the pre-internet days. I gave my son the lathe about a year ago, but now I'm convinced that I was too generous, lol.
I recently bought a 1948 SB-9C, 36" bed, flat-belt, horizontal drive. It's in good original condition and runs fine. I don't think it's ever been thoroughly cleaned, so I'm in the process of disassembly and cleaning. My intention is to clean it up, not to restore it.
Instead of mounting my new lathe straight to my steel bench top, I was thinking it would be nice to put a drip pan under it. I know there are all kinds of drip pans that I could use to slide in and out after the lathe it mounted to the bench, but that's not what I really prefer. I've seen SB's with a factory pan and steel legs...in fact, there is a pan (only) for sale sort-of locally, but it's too large for my purpose.
My question is, did SB make a pan that fits my short 36" bed, or did SB only make the pan for the longer/larger lathes?
Is anyone using another type of pan between the lathe and the bench top with good results?
The attached photos were taken the day I brought the lathe home.
Many thanks,
Alex
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I'm strictly an amateur lathe operator and I've only done small projects for my own personal use. My machining knowledge is very limited and I basically taught myself. I have worked in places that had machine shops with professional operators and I would speak with them on occasions to get helpful tips. I have an extensive and strong 'hands-on' mechanical background in my professional and personal life.
I had another lathe, a 1937 Sheldon 11", that I cosmetically 'restored' as a father-and-son project. That was in the pre-internet days. I gave my son the lathe about a year ago, but now I'm convinced that I was too generous, lol.
I recently bought a 1948 SB-9C, 36" bed, flat-belt, horizontal drive. It's in good original condition and runs fine. I don't think it's ever been thoroughly cleaned, so I'm in the process of disassembly and cleaning. My intention is to clean it up, not to restore it.
Instead of mounting my new lathe straight to my steel bench top, I was thinking it would be nice to put a drip pan under it. I know there are all kinds of drip pans that I could use to slide in and out after the lathe it mounted to the bench, but that's not what I really prefer. I've seen SB's with a factory pan and steel legs...in fact, there is a pan (only) for sale sort-of locally, but it's too large for my purpose.
My question is, did SB make a pan that fits my short 36" bed, or did SB only make the pan for the longer/larger lathes?
Is anyone using another type of pan between the lathe and the bench top with good results?
The attached photos were taken the day I brought the lathe home.
Many thanks,
Alex
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