What is this on my Apron?

[Brento]

I have been meaning to ask. What is this for on my apron? Most i have seen do not have it. This is a SB9A.

 

[frankly2]

Appears to be mountings for travel stop lever. Check in the manuals for travel disengage levers

 

[Jim F]

With the hole in your cross slide, it looks like a shop-made handlever rig-up for the cross slide.

 

[Brento]

The crosslide hole is tapped. I figured for a stop of some sort. Idr from when i took it apart. I do have the taper attachment for this but it still never attached to the clevis.

 

[Jim F]

A lever would attach to the clevis and the cross slide hole, remove the cross slide nut screw, then the cross slide is moved with the lever.

 

[Brento]

That hole is for sure for a thread stop. Im on lathes uk again just to see if i can find anything again. I have looked before.

 

[Jim F]

I was referring to the hole on the side, not the front.

 

[Brento]

Ahh gotcha. It does appear to be an add on. Possible not from factory as i havent seen anything.

 

[Manual Mac]

Brento, is this the rare gap-bed SB9 lathe?
the details of the apron seem to look kinda like a combination of earlier heavy 9 (4 spoke carriage handwheel) & later (mid 30’s on) lighter SB9.
I‘ve never seen the clevis attachment on any SB9.
But there is no end to the things I don’t know or have never seen.
Cheers

 

[Brento]

I really dont have any information on this lathe. No date or anything. I can get the serial number but i never sent it in. And I always forget to check the database to get an idea of when it was made.