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i like the shovel what year 74 i also have 1947 heavy 10
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Chance to buy a South Bend Lathe
- Thread starter ChuckB
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Good to see you back at it. I know how it is, life gets in the way sometimes.
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Finishing up on the headstock:
Preserved by sawdust and grease!
Cleaned up nice. Instead of disassembling and bead blasting I think I wil leave the gears alone and strip the paint off by other means.
This lathe is in very good shape. I was lucky that the PO only used it for wood work. Disassembly was easy.. all the pins tapped right out .
Preserved by sawdust and grease!
Cleaned up nice. Instead of disassembling and bead blasting I think I wil leave the gears alone and strip the paint off by other means.
This lathe is in very good shape. I was lucky that the PO only used it for wood work. Disassembly was easy.. all the pins tapped right out .
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The gearbox cleaned up pretty good considering you didn't take it apart. It really isn't that hard to do if you have the rebuild book, will be way easier now that it is clean. I took mine completely apart so that I could replace all the felts and it allowed me to inspect the shafts while it was apart.
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Yes, after I posted, I was thinking about the felts.. Guess I will be taking it apart.
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Decided to get the painting of the bed over with. I had done one before and knew I was in for a lot of work.
Degreased with mineral spirits and simple green and after wiping off with acetone, used foil tape to protect the machined areas while sandblasting:
Most of the sandblasting done. Needed one more pass:
After sandblasting, I blew it off and sprayed acetone on as an added means of making sure the surface is clean (see refillable spray can in picture). Sitting a 5 gallon bucket underneath catches the run off and the acetone can be reused.
Used Rustoleum High performance paint in the spray can. Excellent paint. I have had good results not using primer on other projects. The paint really adheres well to the clean, sandblasted surface. The one time I used primer on a vice, the topcoat didn't stick well.
The foil tape is great at protecting the machine surfaces, but it sure takes a lot of time to peel it off!
Rolled it in the garage and spent over an hour doing removing it.
Most of the other parts are ready to install, but I need to blow them off and clean with WD-40 to get all the dust off. They have been sitting for quite a while:
Took most of the day, but I am pleased with the results and can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Degreased with mineral spirits and simple green and after wiping off with acetone, used foil tape to protect the machined areas while sandblasting:
Most of the sandblasting done. Needed one more pass:
After sandblasting, I blew it off and sprayed acetone on as an added means of making sure the surface is clean (see refillable spray can in picture). Sitting a 5 gallon bucket underneath catches the run off and the acetone can be reused.
Used Rustoleum High performance paint in the spray can. Excellent paint. I have had good results not using primer on other projects. The paint really adheres well to the clean, sandblasted surface. The one time I used primer on a vice, the topcoat didn't stick well.
The foil tape is great at protecting the machine surfaces, but it sure takes a lot of time to peel it off!
Rolled it in the garage and spent over an hour doing removing it.
Most of the other parts are ready to install, but I need to blow them off and clean with WD-40 to get all the dust off. They have been sitting for quite a while:
Took most of the day, but I am pleased with the results and can see the light at the end of the tunnel.