SB lathe

[BBQHOG]

New to you guys, so, I hope I'm in the right place. I just took delivery of a lathe that was purchased in the early 60's. The serial number is 87585 and the catalog number is 122a. Can anybody give me any info or steer me to the best place to gain some. It is supposed to be a 13" change gear tool room model.

Thanks
Eric

 

[bronson]

There are a few southbend users on this forum and will have some good info for you. I have a 1953 model b and have been very happy with it. Here are some sites i like for southbend info.
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/south-bend-lathes/
http://www.wswells.com/index.html
http://www.wewilliams.net/SBLibrary.htm
http://www.tools4cheap.net/products.php?cat=15 Good source for parts.
http://www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/index.htm
Well i hope some of these sites help.

Bronson

 

[MarioM]

Lot of information regarding SB lathes on some Yahoo groups.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbendlathe/

Mario