my 9 " rebuild.

[bisley45]

Were to start. bought this lathe off of craigslist about a month ago the seller thought it was a Atlas lol. but as you can see from my pics it is not. I have no experience running a lathe but am dying to learn. well here ya go from the top.

has you can see very dirty but it's slowly looking better.

 

[Hawkeye]

bisley,

Welcome to the forum. You have a classic lathe that will take you a long way into the world of machining (AKA making scrap). It is, of course, an SB9C, made somewhere around 1945, by the serial number (see http://www.lathes.co.uk/southbend/page19.html). You're doing a good job of bringing it back to it's former glory.

We have plenty of members with experience with these lathes, as well as machining knowledge, so, if you have any questions, ask away. You're already in our good books by posting photos.

 

[macrnr]

The design on these machines is classic. I have late model 10K and many of the castings are identical to your old 9". Parts are readily available. Welcome aboard!

 

[woodtickgreg]

Thanks for sharing the pics! Looking good, your off to a great start. Keep posting pics, love to see these kind of things come together!

 

[McRuff]

Looks good so far, the only objection I have and you probably will later is the handwheel on the tailstock. Please strip the paint off the outer diameter and polish it back the way it should be, you will be much happier in the long run and it will work smoother in your hands when using it.

 

[bisley45]

You know I was just thinking I made a mistake doing that. paint will be coming off that asap.

 

[bisley45]

OK Mcruff do you approve:biggrin::biggrin:

 

[jumps4]

they look a lot better that way, very nice
steve

 

[PurpLev]

that clean up looks spanking awesome!

gotta love bringing old iron back to new life.

 

[bisley45]

here is a few more pics of some paint drying