southbend lathe

Alright, wow, its been 2 whole years since i bought this thing. I wanted to put this thing back together a long time ago, but i got lazy and had other things i ended up doing. In fact, I nearly cleaned and painted everything very early after my purchase. Had removed grease, gunk, chips etc. But...

I am nearing the end of my 9A disassembly. The rebuild manual specifies loosening the two 3/8 bolts on top (done) and removing the take-up collar and washer (done and didn't have one). I tried a few taps with my 2# dead blow hammer on the left end and then got aggressive. No amount of force I...

Hello, I guess I kind of put the cart before the horse as I have commented on another thread before starting this one. I joined this forum after sitting in the shadows and learning a bunch from everybody's questions and the answers they received. I purchased an early single tumbler heavy 10...