Re: Help on Used SB Heavy 10L
The Heavy 10L is now at her final home.
I went and got her yesterday. I was lucky because my brother got paged out in the morning so my helper was gone
anic:, but the seller was kind enough to help me disassemble and load her into the van. :worship: What a heavy beast! "jawdrop: I broke it down into motor, carriage, bed & headstock(w/stuck chuck!), chip pan, legs, and motor enclosure/stand. I followed the disassemble tutorial floating around the web and it wasn't that bad. I'm still surprised how easy it went.
Here's a few pics right before commencing teardown:
I don't know why but I didn't take a whole front shot of the lathe. I have more pics but they're all closeups of carriage, inside motor housing, etc...
There are a few dings in the way up by the headstock but the carriage rides smooth and seems ok but I won't know until she's back together.
The reverse latch was broken off so have to either make one somehow or find one. Anybody got an extra laying around?
There's a lotta gunk in the carriage so she'll need a good cleaning. I guess the threading dial is supposed to go here where the bent pointed screw is now:
The leather belt is in decent condition. It's got a weird way of joining both ends with a pin sliding thru "teeth"(?) but it seems like it should work ok.
The tool and cross slides are smooth, though the tool slide seems to have tight gibs.
The tailstock does not appear to be the original. I called SB and get the serial(?) for the tailstock for this lathe but it doesn't match the #'s on the tailstock I got. There's a bit of rust on the inside but the ram works fine.
I was surprised to see it's got a Bison 6" (didn't measure yet but think it's that) chuck on it. Hope it's in good condition. It looks ok, but the seller didn't have a chuck key so gotta get one. It's stuck on pretty good. :scared: We tried removing it at the seller's house but no luck. I have to take it off before moving the bed because it's gotta easily be about 25pounds alone.
The 220v 3-phase motor looks new but how of course once you get it in you don't move it much. I'm debating whether to get a phase change convertor, which would also provide variable speed, or get a straight 110v 3/4hp. I'm thinking the convertor would be better, no?
The motor enclosure/stand was a bit heavy, you could say. :yikes: I know folks say "heavier is better" for lathes and mills but you really can't appreciate it until you have to move one of these beasts, or until your first deep cuts/turns on the machine.
Setting wood blocks correctly under the headstock so no weight was on the quick change box's gears was a minor pita. Then I had to figure how to store the carriage safely...turning it upside down and sitting it on its top seemed to be ok. I then secured everything with major strappage and tie downs and it was time to boogey.
I traveled home thru some serious lightening and thunder. Here she is arrived at her new home. I had already removed some pieces from the van.
Breaking her down was nothing but moving was another thing. The tutorial states 1 person could do it but I disagree unless they have a hoist or crane. Even then you have to be real attentive while lifting to ensure straps/ropes are not slipping, and the weight is balanced, etc... She's in pretty good condition for a 1957 machine. From what I can see there are no teeth missing from any gears. So now she needs a good cleaning. Lots of metal, grease, and grime. Thanks to you guys who replied to me about this lathe.
Hey, I finally got a lathe! :biggrin:
You do installs?