Starting a South Bend 9C Restoration - Disassembling, Cleaning, Stripping, and (soon) Priming

[Tincamp67]

For years, I’ve have toyed with the idea of painting my 9C long bed. If I ever work up the courage to tear the head stock apart, I think I would swap out the 3 step flat belt pulley for a 4 step v belt for more versatility.

I wonder if that missing 24t change gear could be made on a 3D printer. Would probably work for a while as long as you don’t drive it too hard.

 

[ntdenman]

Good news! The 24t was found hiding in with some of the other gears, it must have been on the lathe when I disassembled it. I've got everything apart and fairly clean, and am now starting to mask it for priming.




The bad news is that the two top paints I was recommended, Rustoleum Protective Enamel and Por15 Engine Enamel, are both no longer available in Canada. I'm open to suggestions, but may fall back on either the Tremclad Rust Paint I can get at the local hardware store or whatever I can get at the auto parts shop.

 

[ntdenman]

And, at last, starting to put it back together! Mid-life-crisis-car red (Tremclad Performance Rust Enamel in Gloss Safety Red) is coming out nice and cheery; I'm leaving the grey primer on the inner surfaces for contrast and because I'm lazy. All the masked surfaces are getting a coat of light oil before they go together, so that hopefully the next person to do this doesn't have to deal with as much rust!

 

[gard]

Nice job. my experience is the hardware store enamel paint holds up great but it takes about a month to get to full strength, longer in colder temperatures. So be careful about moving and assembling parts after a couple of days.