Overhaul of a 9" SB model "A"
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Another Serious score! Wasn't planning on it, but it popped up so I went for it!
9" Southbend factory turret tailstock with tooling!....no no not the
tailstock mounted thing...a real turret tailstock... woohoo1
Serious gloat time..... ;D
Dave
9" Southbend factory turret tailstock with tooling!....no no not the
tailstock mounted thing...a real turret tailstock... woohoo1
Serious gloat time..... ;D
Dave
ttrikalin said:
gotta keep your eyes open Tom....I opened up the box last night. It comes in a cherry wood storage box. Someone spent some time with her and it's real nice and tight. The indexing lever is missing, so you have to manually rotate the turret once it's unlocked,.....which is annoying....I'll make a new one for her.
.....SWEEEEEET!
I've been told it needs to go under the Christmas tree though.... :
My wife KNOWS I'm nuts.....but she loves me anyway...
Dave
iwananew10K on the PM SouthBend forum has graciously agreed to send me his indexing arm for me to copy for the price of shipping which I will return with drawings ASAP.
Chad Thank you very much! :bow: :bow:
Regards,
Dave
Chad Thank you very much! :bow: :bow:
Regards,
Dave
OK , I got the central gear shaft for the QC box turned down, made a sleeve that I bonded on with loctite cylindrical bonder and then turned to original size ( about .004" wear and the surface finish was awful) I did it just as I described a few pages back. (page 12) That's done!
Painted the gear box cover...the one that goes on the end of the banjo arm( near the bottom of page 12), and I painted the following steady tonight. The cover was stripped to bare aluminum using nothing by Simple Green and a tooth brush.
I can start putting the QC back together now.
Now what's left to do?
I need to strip, clean and or repair the apron, the saddle, strip and paint the bed and the stand and make up my mind am I going to mount the stand on casters or leveling feet.
I need to build a shelf in the leg cubby for the collets and some of the attachments.
Then I need to level the lathe, and proceed with final alignment checks and corrections...specifically the TS base.
but also the table./cross slide.
I need to put drip feed oilers on the countershaft....just need to set up drill and tap 1/8 npt..I have the oilers.
Then get any of the accessories cleanded/corrected and or built.
More pictures once I get more minutes on my phone...the shop camera died.
Stay tuned!
Dave
Painted the gear box cover...the one that goes on the end of the banjo arm( near the bottom of page 12), and I painted the following steady tonight. The cover was stripped to bare aluminum using nothing by Simple Green and a tooth brush.
I can start putting the QC back together now.
Now what's left to do?
I need to strip, clean and or repair the apron, the saddle, strip and paint the bed and the stand and make up my mind am I going to mount the stand on casters or leveling feet.
I need to build a shelf in the leg cubby for the collets and some of the attachments.
Then I need to level the lathe, and proceed with final alignment checks and corrections...specifically the TS base.
but also the table./cross slide.
I need to put drip feed oilers on the countershaft....just need to set up drill and tap 1/8 npt..I have the oilers.
Then get any of the accessories cleanded/corrected and or built.
More pictures once I get more minutes on my phone...the shop camera died.
Stay tuned!
Dave
Happy New Year everyone!
Been busy tonight on the SB! I have half the gearbox put back together. I still needed to clean the selector arms
They've been sitting in Mineral spirits for months. I took them out and let them dry. What a mess!
The tank had been used to clean other parts while they were soaking, and they had a thick coating of yuck that looked like coal dust!
Out came my old friend....Simple Green!
I brought the arms into my bathroom and filled the sink half full with piping hot tap water....far too hot to put your hand in.
I mixed in an equal amount of Simple Green, and put the arms in the sink.....then I did something very profound! I went in the house, cracked a libation and watched the History Channel for an hour!
I came back and gave them a good scrub with a brass bristle brush for about 10 minutes total. Bare iron!
I then soaked the whole assembly in rubbing alcohol to dry the water off...and they were ready to paint.
I can't speak highly enough of Simple Green to clean these parts.....Try it you'll love it!
Dave
Been busy tonight on the SB! I have half the gearbox put back together. I still needed to clean the selector arms
They've been sitting in Mineral spirits for months. I took them out and let them dry. What a mess!
The tank had been used to clean other parts while they were soaking, and they had a thick coating of yuck that looked like coal dust!
Out came my old friend....Simple Green!
I brought the arms into my bathroom and filled the sink half full with piping hot tap water....far too hot to put your hand in.
I mixed in an equal amount of Simple Green, and put the arms in the sink.....then I did something very profound! I went in the house, cracked a libation and watched the History Channel for an hour!
I came back and gave them a good scrub with a brass bristle brush for about 10 minutes total. Bare iron!
I then soaked the whole assembly in rubbing alcohol to dry the water off...and they were ready to paint.
I can't speak highly enough of Simple Green to clean these parts.....Try it you'll love it!
Dave
Another coat of paint this morning....should be able to put the rest together this afternoon
The needle bearings on the idler gears seem to be just fine...and they are very easy to replace if I should need to so I'm going to leave them be.
I need a steel bristle brush for the knob knurls.....say that 3 times fast... ;D
I want to do the lathe bed which is pretty grungy.....Have to think about that one...it's very heavy.
Dave
The needle bearings on the idler gears seem to be just fine...and they are very easy to replace if I should need to so I'm going to leave them be.
I need a steel bristle brush for the knob knurls.....say that 3 times fast... ;D
I want to do the lathe bed which is pretty grungy.....Have to think about that one...it's very heavy.
Dave
I have no intention of scraping in the bed/saddle unless absolutely required. Which I don't think
It is
If I find the bed to be far worse than currently indicated, Ill probably get it reground and then moglice the saddle
But the main reason I took this lathe on was that the bed appears and indicates to be good. And I think it still is. Right now it's just a "Chocolate Mess!" Its just grunge and grime clean for the bed/saddle. And a few coats of paint.
Dave
It is
If I find the bed to be far worse than currently indicated, Ill probably get it reground and then moglice the saddle
But the main reason I took this lathe on was that the bed appears and indicates to be good. And I think it still is. Right now it's just a "Chocolate Mess!" Its just grunge and grime clean for the bed/saddle. And a few coats of paint.
Dave
Thanks for the interest and support Tom!
My Brother found another box of "lathe stuff" in his shop.
4 jaw, faceplate, a steady rest, a ten inch steady rest, wrenches, collet adapter...pretty much most stuff I've bought already! :fan:
I'll find a home for them....they seem to be in good shape but have the same overspray red primer paint on them.
Dave
My Brother found another box of "lathe stuff" in his shop.
4 jaw, faceplate, a steady rest, a ten inch steady rest, wrenches, collet adapter...pretty much most stuff I've bought already! :fan:
I'll find a home for them....they seem to be in good shape but have the same overspray red primer paint on them.
Dave
Ok
The gearbox is done.
I got it together and found the box stiff.
The gears were meshing fine so I think its the new wicks
I put it in the Logan lathe at about 500 rpm and while flooding it with oil I ran it for about a half hour
Seems good!
Next the saddle
Dave
The gearbox is done.
I got it together and found the box stiff.
The gears were meshing fine so I think its the new wicks
I put it in the Logan lathe at about 500 rpm and while flooding it with oil I ran it for about a half hour
Seems good!
Next the saddle
Dave
Got the index lever from Iwana10K and proceeded to copy it. As soon as the pictures load I'll post some
Thanks again Chad!
Dave
Here's the pictures.
I need to get some .046 music wire to make the spring. I tried .050 today and it was far too stiff. I'll order that up tomorrow along with some 5/16 ground shafting.
Dave
Thanks again Chad!
Dave
Here's the pictures.
I need to get some .046 music wire to make the spring. I tried .050 today and it was far too stiff. I'll order that up tomorrow along with some 5/16 ground shafting.
Dave
