Another small update.I have gotten some more work done on the 13" recently. You can see some progress. Headstock is done and adjusted, gear box is about to be reassembled. Making a new gear door thumb bolt for the next project. I am going to knurl this which I have only done a few times so it may not be the prettiest knurl job ! Also note the addition of the Footmaster casters. I purchased these from Caster depot [eBay] and went through a short but sweet process with them and Footmaster directly to very quickly solve a movement issue that was attributed to pad compression. It was not real bad but was of concern. Some may not agree with casters on a lathe but it works best for me. Please read the other post "leveling pad plans" for the nitty gritty on that. The caster pn# I finally used is a new pn# now [ GD-120S-BLK-001] and it is a modification to an existing caster that was rated at 2200 lbs each with recommended load of 4400 lbs on 4. It was originally made with a 16mm stud which was to large to fit the 13" South Bend. The modification they are doing is the same caster with a 1/2 stud. I did not want to drill out the cast iron by hand which is doable but could be a real " not fun" project. If I would have thought of it sooner, I could have flipped the base over and drilled them oversize on the drill press. I do not know how long it will take them to get them out but using my experience as an indicator I doubt it will take them long. Once on pads this is solid and rolls easy when on the wheels. It is actually more solid than my 10L heavy 10 is on oversize pads. I am getting there ! Ski
The lathe has the spider chucked up that I am whittling out to fit the left side of the spindle. I want to thank all those that helped me off and on and also those that followed or offered support. Moderators bear with me if I did something wrong in this new format ! Ski