7" south bend

[bisley45]

Look what I found this weekend. Been looking for one of these for some time they just don't show up much in my neck of the woods . Going to do complete restore on this one. does any one have a color code for the gray green south bend paint ?

 

[Surprman]

Nice shaper. I saw one on the local CL a couple weeks ago. I'll probably regret not looking into getting it (I just could not justify it since I already have a mill - regardless of how cool those things are!). The one I saw was white. Have fun with it. If it is built anywhere as well as my SB lathe, you have a good quality tool.

Rick

 

[Ulma Doctor]

:greenwithenvy:

i have only within the last couple of years wanted a shaper.
not that i really need one, i just think they are really cool and neat to watch running.

i'll have to step up my efforts in finding a lonely ol' shaper that's got a broken something or a bad motor, that nobody loves anymore. i'll give em a home and fix em to put into the growing arsenal.

Sweet Score!!!
mike)

 

[aametalmaster]

Nice find. I hunted for years for one that didn't cost more than a new car. Just happened to talk to a guy at a local car hangout and he said he had one that was going to go to the swap meet next weekend. Said i would take it sight unseen. Yup it was a South Bend and he as 3 blocks from my house...Bob

 

[mce5802]

Do a YouTube search for "halligan 142-south bend lathe rebuild" I'm not sure how to put the link here but in one of those videos he shows the paint label that's supposed to be the right code for vintage south bend machinery. Nice shaper by the way.

 

[bisley45]

Do a YouTube search for "halligan 142-south bend lathe rebuild" I'm not sure how to put the link here but in one of those videos he shows the paint label that's supposed to be the right code for vintage south bend machinery. Nice shaper by the way.

Thanks for the tip.

Brian

 

[CluelessNewB]

You might be interested in this thread on "Dating A South Bend Shaper"

http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showthread.php/20666-Dating-A-South-Bend-Shaper?p=178017#post178017

 

[bisley45]

I found the ser # ( SH 56520-7S8C) last night it was right were you guys said it would be thanks for the help. so its a 1965 model.



Brian Milner

 

[countryguy]

Re: 7" south bend what's the toggle switch for?

Below the red and black buttons my unit has a toggle switch. What is this for ?. Thanks all and congrats. They are a very cool piece of steel !

 

[CluelessNewB]

Re: 7" south bend what's the toggle switch for?

Below the red and black buttons my unit has a toggle switch. What is this for ?.

I believe that switch is for the light (that I don't have). Mine came with a junky plastic switch, not the original one. I added a vintage Cutler Hammer but I don't have the toggle switch for the light. I later added a sewing machine light from eBay (looks like the one pictured below). I did make a mounting bracket for it, nothing particularly interesting.