Photo Index - South Bend Lathe Works - 13" gap bed lathe

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South Bend Lathe Works
South Bend, IN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:	13 x 7'
Submitted By:	Courtney Mead

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	13" gap bed lathe
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:	18450 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	1/3/2015 6:52:33 PM

Comments:

I bought this lathe at a farm equipment commission sale in April of 2014 for a hundred bucks. I got to speak with the owner afterwards-- he had traded some work for it some years back, and never got around to setting it up, so he figured he'd take a chance at the commission sales. His loss, my gain. The lathe came with a Skinner 3-jaw chuck, a 4-jaw independent chuck that needed new adjuster screws (which I have since made on my Atlas lathe), two face plates,complete set of change gears, the original south Bend No. 3 milling attachment, steady rest, follower rest, countershaft assembly for over head drive, milling arbor and some cutters, numerous reamers, and a bunch of other stuff. When I bid on it, I was really interested in it for a friend of mine (who apparently wasn't interested in a machine of that vintage). I figure I saved a nice piece from the scrap heap. Everything was covered with dirt and rust from many years of storage in a barn. I de-rusted almost every moving bit in the electrolysis tub-- highly recommended!

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Comments: bed, apron and steady rest
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Comments: Half way through wire brushing the ways. Cleaning up nice.
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Comments: Dismantled parts waiting to be cleaned.
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Comments: Closeup of the ways, before and after.
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Comments: Serial number
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