South bend lathe

Glenn moreland · Jan 6, 2019

I've got a south bend lathe

Sachmanram · Jan 6, 2019

Hi Glenn,

Between your subtle title and opening post, I'm not quite sure what you are expecting... ?

Brian

kitno455 · Jan 6, 2019

Congratulations? Condolences?

Erich · Jan 6, 2019

As many of us do. Welcome to the club. Send me $20 for membership and I will teach you the secret handshake.

Glenn moreland · Jan 6, 2019

I'm in England...and I've got a south bend lathe...
It's 14 1/2" swing with a 6ft bed...
It's designed for lineshaft running and I've got the original countershaft with the forward/reverse pulleys and bobbin setup...

plastikdreams · Jan 6, 2019

4 more posts and we'll get the rest of the story

TDegenhart · Jan 6, 2019

Wait a minute. I thought you said Bobbin? Bobbins are used on sewing machines.

tom

Rob F. · Jan 6, 2019

South bend made sewing machines also? Cool to see American companies filling a need, I guess they were industrial sewing machines

batw · Jan 6, 2019

TDegenhart said:
Wait a minute. I thought you said Bobbin? Bobbins are used on sewing machines.

tom

and he sells used machinery out of new england g.

m-lud · Jan 6, 2019

Start with the serial number. It's at the tailstock end on the flat spot next to v way. That will identify a lot about your lathe. He may be having computer problems. You remember dial up.

Glenn moreland · Jan 6, 2019

I know where the serial numbers are on South bend lathes...

I've also got an old English screwcutting lathe..
And an Alfred Herbert turret lathe...
They're all for running off a lineshaft...

m-lud · Jan 6, 2019

That has to be a lot of work getting the line shaft set up but would have to be a very satisfying setup to run. Running them as they were originally ran.
Did you buy the machines as a package deal?

Metal-Masher · Jan 7, 2019

So what year is your SB lathe?

Photos of your lathe would be great, but also photos of your other machines hooked up.

Glenn moreland · Jan 7, 2019

They're all in storage in shipping containers just now...

I've 38 flat belt driven machine tools in my private collection...
Both metalworking and woodworking...

Bob-J-H · Jan 7, 2019

Glen, you are a man of few words.

Glenn moreland · Jan 7, 2019

Here...here's some of it:

vintage flat belt machine tools - YouTube

Glenn moreland · Jan 7, 2019

Turret lathe:

WW1 era Turret lathe by Alfred Herbert - YouTube

TDegenhart · Jan 7, 2019

So is this a continuation of or a replace of your posts, My shop in the UK (was: new) 01/02/2019?

https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...ory/my-shop-uk-new-358881/?highlight=moreland

Tom

iwananew10K · Jan 7, 2019

Glenn, please some close ups of the South Bend....it seems to be a kind of rare model....but is hard to make out.

if you are able post what model it is(off the end gear cover)

Glenn moreland · Jan 27, 2019

When I gets to dragging it out of its storage then I'll get the numbers off it...

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