1942 South Bend 10L

[scooternut]

New to me South Bend heavy 10, dated 1942, shipped to Lear Avia, private ownership for most of those years I believe.

I tore it down for clean up (little needed!), and re-wicking. I highly recommend the package and book available on eBay.

My first step up from a mini lathe and it's nice to know the machine through and through. Made my first chips tonight. I repainted only the saddle and cross slide.



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[VocaTexas]

That is one nice looking machine. Congrats!

 

[PETE14]

Nice! No going back to the mini lathe now.

 

[txvwnut]

Hubba hubba! That thing looks almost brand new.

 

[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Very nice machine.

One tip, when not in use lift the belt tension lever (next to the South Bend door) up to keep from stretching the belt over time.

Do you have plans to install a chip pan on it?

 

[bill300d]

Very nice machine.



Do you have plans to install a chip pan on it?

HaHa! I thought it looked naked but I couldn't figure out what it was.

 

[scooternut]

Very nice machine.

One tip, when not in use lift the belt tension lever (next to the South Bend door) up to keep from stretching the belt over time.

Do you have plans to install a chip pan on it?

Thanks! I am struggling to remember that belt tensioner. I did hand lace the belt, but too long as I'm already out of adjustment. I'll likely replace with a serpentine, i already have a used one to try.

As to a chip pan, the previous owner actually built one and included it, note the dark sheet metal pan leaning on the wall behind it.


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[Dennis Leigh Henry]

Yeah, we had two rows of them in high school machine shop, and the teacher could glance at them and see which ones had not been pulled up. We also had a practice / expectation to put the lathe back in "ready" position, i.e. face plate with centers and those centers 6" apart, the tailstock at the 1" mark, the cross feed and compound slides "flush" in the front, the taper attachment centered, compound at 29.5 degrees, and the lantern tool post centered in the compound. Of course the tools had to be put away and the lathe clean. Got use to the belt tension because of that discipline.

If you're looking for a SBL chip pan and don't mind paying a bit for it, you might try Ted Pfluger at [email protected]. He's got a bunch of NOS and can find just about anything SBL. He still lives in SB and worked for SBL..

 

[Htscheg]

That is beautiful! Congrats on your new acquisition!

 

[pendragon1998]

That's going to be so much fun.

 

[SweetD]

Boy that is a really nice machine, congrats and enjoy!

 

[slip knot]

Nice. that's a sweet looking machine..

 

[scooternut]

Super excited to have snagged this South Bend parts lot on CL last night. Virtually no wear on the steady or the follow rests. Some nice stuff there for my lathe.


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[ProGun3400]

Very nice.....

 

[JimNC]

I thought that all the heavy 10’s had large dials?

 

[Username already in use]

Nice looking lathe. I don't have one myself... yet...
But I did pick up some small SouthBend Lathe wrenches at the flea market this summer. I think the openings are 7/16". They're short little guys. If they work for your lathe, you're welcome to one. Shoot me a PM if you need one.

 

[SAA44-40]

I have been looking for a lathe pretty hard for close to a year- there are none in my neck of the woods. Awesome piece, looks NIB

 

[scooternut]

My lathe has small dials, and il assume they're factory. This parts lot has large dials. Not sure what is all involved in the conversion yet, though i have had mine apart for clean up.

Those small square wrenches? The clamp bolt for the collet rack is square, and one other bolt that I'm forgetting right now.

Edit: the two square bolts are both on the collet rack clamp, .308 and .438 (7/16). Oh, and Armstrong tool holders .375 (3/8).


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[scooternut]

In case you didn't know USERNAME ALREADY IN USE is a good man! Fit perfectly on my new South Bend Collet rack.




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[Username already in use]

That wrench looks right at home! Glad you were able to put it back to work.

 

[In The Doghouse]

That is a beautiful lathe. I'm envious of you.

 

[scooternut]

Finished cleaning up the new to me steady rest, follow rest, and collet rack. These are really nice and appear never used.

 

[John Timmins]

I went back to take a machine shop class at Calhoon engineering school in Easton MD. The machine shop instructor was also a welding instructor. He saw that the 1960s school West Bends had seen better days. He cut the lead screw and and switched it end for end and had new threads for the half nut.
Compare the thread shape near the end of the lead screw then look at the center of it . You might see how much your threads are worn...or not. that's the first thing I would look at on an old lathe.
You're is very nice !

 

[bubinga]

That is one nice looking machine. Congrats!

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Same here!