south bend 9

Hi, it's nice to meet you all. I wanted to put up a thread on a project I've recently started. I live in the middle of nowhere - well, not quite the middle of nowhere, but you can see it from here - in northern Alberta and so I haven't been spoiled for choice in terms of used machine tools I...

I have a 1947 South Bend 9C horizontal bench lathe with 48" bed that I am having an issue with regarding the headstock alignment. I am the second owner of the lathe and purchased it from a golf course where it was used to clean up shafts for the mowers so not used a lot. Most of the bed flaking...

Hi All, I was very happy to read many of the posts here. We all love machines and many of you are wicked knowledgeable. So, I’m wiring up my recently acquired 110v SB 9 precision lathe. The motor connections were a bird nest and before I got a chance to identify the mates, many connections...

I have the opportunity to purchase a South Bend 9A for about $600, but the problem is I know that the back-gear is damaged and the main drive gear. My questions is do people think the ways are in any way salvageable? I have included pictures. No tooling comes with the lathe. Just want to know...

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and I recently purchased a South Bend lathe. The lathe has a plate stamping on the side of the gear box that shows Riverside Machinery Depot (looks like the original purchaser of this lathe based on information I found). I have been having trouble finding any...

The lathe is a a late 1945 South Bend 9a. It has an under motor mount. After much back and forth the lathe is installed on a new table. It is a tool room model with a free floating foot. In other words the bed is supported by 4 bolts to the casting near the head and the foot is supported by a...

This is a new to me 9a. I picked it up about 6 weeks ago and after extensive cleaning, mounting on a new table, and getting a drive flat belt in place was able to turn it on. Yeah!! That was the good news. The bad news is there is a squeak in the spindle. I started by turning off all everything...

Does anyone have the replacement belt model info for the Undermount motor to counter shaft v belt? I have searched high and low for this information. I was not able to find it, only references to SB model numbers. Dan

I am bringing what I believe is a 1945 South Bend 9a back on line. It came with the lathe not mounted and the power mount bracket disconnected. I have created a table and mounted the drive bracket to the table. There are two bolts connecting the power bracket to the top of the table. The...

Hey guys. I am going to be looking at an old south bend later and getting more pics and the such. Now I'm relatively new to this so any help would be great. I know most questions to ask but I have many for you guys, If you could identify it also I would love it. Guy said it was a southy but...

I just purchased this lathe but have yet to get it into my shop. I have been reading up on the South Bend 9" lathes but I am an amateur at best (only about 20 hours using a lathe, but I am a mechanical engineer and understand them pretty well). I did read the write up on mermac about inspecting...