My New Toy
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Topic: My New Toy
Posted By: steve(ill)
Subject: My New Toy
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 6:02pm
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Got a 9 inch South Bend lathe that i inherited from my dad 30 years ago. Gramps use to run it at the war factory in 1942... Dad rebuilt it in 1980. 15 years ago i bought an old RYERSON that was to be scrapped and rebuilt (repaired) it... 1895 vintage, 22 inch swing.. Yea its a horse and clumsy but gets you within a couple thousandths.. ( it will be retired when the 16 inch lathe is finished) Been looking for a South Bend 16 inch short bed for quite a while. Ran accross this one on Marketplace.. Had to drive 2.5 hours to get it... 1952 model so its NEW compared to what i own. Dirty, but everything seems to be TIGHT... 3 phase 1.5 HP motor so i need to get a VDF or new single phase 1750 rpm motor..... Going to be a winter ( Jan- Feb) project... Tear down , clean, inspect, new belts, maybe bearings... and PAINT. And the straps on the chuck shaft are not TIGHT... just keeping it from tipping over... Straps around the bed for anchor.  ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
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Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 6:58pm
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Ah yes, the old belt drive Southbend. We had 4 or 5 at my high school. Mr Dye loved them because if you hit chuck hard enough to break the belt all you needed was a stapler ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 7:47pm
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just looked and this one has the taper cut adaptor on the back.. I never really notice that when purchase... also the leather belt is GONE... has a 2.25 inch wide rubber belt with knobs on it, turned inside out so it runs on the SMOOTH SIDE rubber.. similar to a serpentine, but cogs.. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Walker
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 9:42pm
| The ones with motor in the basement were called underdrives. |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 9:56pm
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YEP... motor in the lower cabinet came in the late 1940s.... Before that the motor and reduction shaft were mounted OUT BACK....... Lathes from 1800- 1930 era had TOP MOUNT as they were hold overs from the old ROOF MOUNTED pulley/ shafts from the steam engine days.... This is my 1895 Ryerson with the "UPDATED" top mount beam , motor and reduction shaft.. Original was probably ROOF driven in a big factory..  ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 10:02pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXDbH5pzagc%20" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXDbH5pzagc 7 minute mark shows a good view. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |