SB 9A Cabinet underdrive lathe

[ottrunner]

More scrubbing. I had already worked the cross slide and the taper attachment but went at them and a few gears the other day. I long for the day I can touch any of this without gloves.

I also ordered a gallon of Rust-Oleum V7400 high gloss in Navy Grey. I had considered doing the cabinet and lathe in different shades of grey but may do both in this. I plan on adding a hardener also.

The lathe has seen a coat of paint along the way, it seems like it was originally a medium to dark grey and somewhere along the link someone opted for a lighter grey with a blue/green tint.

Jury is still out on the 2 tone vs single at the moment...viewing these photos has left me undecided.

Some photos:

 

[ottrunner]

I had a go at the gearbox yesterday. At some point I need to remove and clean up the underdrive system, a task I'm not looking forward to.
Also here are a few photos of the coolant system, I was thinking of deleting it but now I'm thinking of giving it a scrub and keeping it.

 

[ottrunner]

And a bit of polishing before the kids wake up on a Saturday morning

 

[ottrunner]

The Saturday night special. Apron.

A bit of a nightmare. I had to watch 4 youtube videos to find clear instructions, every one is missing something.
A lot to clean, polish and paint. The handwheel would be best served bored and sleeved. I may attempt that in the future.

For now, I will take care of the easy stuff, the scrub, and reassemble.

 

[finsruskw]

A wire wheel on a bench grinder will do wonders for those items.
So that you may want to forgo paint on some of the pieces.

 

[ottrunner]

A wire wheel on a bench grinder will do wonders for those items.
So that you may want to forgo paint on some of the pieces.

I'll finish a few of the parts to somewhat of a polish, I just sand them down to 3000. Will do the knob on the carriage/cross slide handle, the face of the clutch, and possibly all of the half nut handle although that doesn't seem to be the norm.

 

[ottrunner]

I have the apron cleaned to the point I can touch it without hating myself. I'm going to reassemble it for now and clean the saddle.

I seem to be missing a part from the worm gear assembly and it is quite worn so I ordered another from ebay, see photos.

Mine missing key and the gear is worn thin

ebay replacement

 

[ottrunner]

apron back together after giving the nut control lever a bit of a polish. There are some well-used parts in here I will replace at some time. Prior to purchasing many more parts I will complete the clean-up and paint. I've taken the first pass at the saddle and will post photos once it is back together.

 

[ottrunner]

A bit of cleaning on the bed.
This machine had a coolant system and the bed has modifications for that. They may factory or have been added afterward. There are 2 drain holes and brass "blockers" which would prevent fluid from getting into the cabinet via the belt opening. Also, the headstock has an additional bit of flashing totally enclosing the cabinet.

Tomorrow I expect to complete this to be able to handle it without gloves. Awaiting hardener and then I may start painting.
I still need to pull the motor and pulleys from the cabinet.

 

[ShagDog]

Coming along nicely.