RingingAnvil Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I have an opportunity to purchase a south bend lathe that is in unbelievably good shape for around five hundred. do not know much about them as i have only worked on the Monarch lathes. any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Need more info- Size, tooling etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Post a photo so people can advise you. Missing parts and missing tooling can be a black hole for your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingingAnvil Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 The catalog number is 337-B. 15" swing, 5' bed on its own cast base. The only thing that i can see is missing is the secondary drive belt. Nothing even wiggles and every is free and very, very, very smooth. I will have some pics soon. If nothing else its about the prettiest little thing I've seen in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 ..The only thing that i can see is missing is the secondary drive belt. Nothing even wiggles and every is free and very, very, very smooth. I will have some pics soon. ... The stuff that is missing is not necessarily the stuff that is attached to the lathe. Tooling, change gears (if it has change gears), face plates, steady rest(s), tool holders, taper jig, etc, could cost more than the lathe itself. Stuff that is not bolted to the lathe has a tendency to get lost each time it changes hands. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aametalmaster Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 I have a model 37C 15" with a 6' bed. Mine is a 1919. Can you get some pics? Look around here for some good SBL info...BobThe SBL Workshop - Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingingAnvil Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 Here it is! Gearing seems to be there as well as other parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) I eyes don't work so good with little photographs, so the only "tooling" that I can see is one faceplate and the tool-holder. It does not look like it has a "quick-change" gear box in the front. If that is the case then you will need a stack of "change gears". So possibly missing are: - change gears - other face plates - collets - steady rest(s) Other nice tooling to have include: - collection of cutting tools - milling attachment - boring tools - taper jig - a stack of metric conversion gears - depth adjustment gauges - etc, etc. etc. The ideal South Bend lathe comes with a couple boxes full of tooling. Edited November 6, 2009 by UnicornForge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Sometimes you have to buy some tools. I couldn't see anything either. The picture is too small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingingAnvil Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Not sure why the picture is so small as it is large on my computer. I am going to try to get more next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Not sure why the picture is so small as it is large on my computer. .... If you import the image into a piece of software such as Photoshop Essentials, you can click on Image, then Resize the photograph and specify the number of inches wide and high that it will show as when someone clicks on its thumbnail posted to the IForeIron forum. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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