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WoW, From one Tommie to another, Nice lathe! i'm jealous
 
Thanks, notice I am a tommie d but list it as one. tommie
 
Here is my 1943 3' Model B South Bend 9". I converted it to a Model A, added ball oilers to the 4 corners of the carriage, added oilers to the tailstock base, bushed the idler gear, added a quick change reversing lever, Serpentine drive belt, needle bearing take up nut and it now sports a large dial on the crossfeed that measures .100" per revolution, when I get the large dial on the compound I will take a new picture. I also havea set of Shumatech DRO's for the bed, but took them off because I didn't like how the Z scale fit and am currently reworking them.

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Here's my SB9 and 10K. The 1947, 9" which was my first machine, came with basic tooling. The 1960 10K came from an old town hardware store display completely tooled

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Mine is a 11 inch ,with a 5 foot bed. 1929 model , serial number 41090, catalog number248-B. I will be looking for tooling. and some parts. The lathe ended up on it's side during shipment.
 
Check the front way on the far right for a serial number.
That will hep a lot.

Nice lathe by the way!!

Andrew
 
Here are some pictures of my South Bend 10K. I picked it up at auction from the USAF. It was a little rusty from being left out at the auction yard for a month, but other than that it is a fine machine that cleaned up very well. This replaced the 9 X 20 Central Machinery lathe I learned on, Oh what a difference! Since these pictures where taken, I have acquired a new Cushman 3 jaw 5" chuck, a South Bend 4 jaw 6" chuck, an 8" face plate, a 6" dog plate, a Phase II AXA quick Change tool post with tool holders, and an ETM collet set. This is an expensive hobby, but it is very satisfying to put together & maintain such a fine example of American Iron. I believe from the information acquired from the South Bend Forum this was one of the last machines built, 1990.

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This is my Southbend 9A-I had it completely apart and cleaned and replaced all the felts and a few gears (bull and back gear). I should have taken before pictures but didn't-There was about 75 years of gunk and old paint (at least 3 different layers orange-red-blue) I believe it is a 1945 by the serial number.

Still can't make chips yet, still need to find a chuck and tool post.

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