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1940 South Bend 9A
- Thread starter Bailey
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Bailey, got your pm, wrenches will be coming at you!
Greg
Greg
Thanks Greg, stonehands if helping me get some parts and I'll be sure to thank him also.
Chuck,
I considered not painting but with the humidity here in SELA, the lack of paint on many areas
and since I had the machine completely apart I opted for a paint job.
If I did it again I would use a rattlecan and not have brushed it, spray dries fairly quickly but enamel with a brush took days to dry.
I have it about done with the exception of the compound and it will get a coat tomorrow night.
Bailey
A few pics of the machine after cleaning, new wicks and a coat of paint.
My main concern was to put the machine back into service and my attention to detail will never compare
to some of the fine work of other members I have seen on this forum.
Some parts were replaced, compound, new nuts for compound and cross slide, backgear, a missing gear cover.
Socket head screws replaced the slotted screws when possible.
The bed has some good nicks in it near the headstock and the high spots were removed.
Now its time to start tuning and tooling it up.
I have got a Phase 2 QCTP import to replace the original lantern type TP and put a new 5" 3 jaw to replace the old
Union 6" that came with the machine and hope to have an old 4 jaw 6" repaired in the next few days.
Bailey
My main concern was to put the machine back into service and my attention to detail will never compare
to some of the fine work of other members I have seen on this forum.
Some parts were replaced, compound, new nuts for compound and cross slide, backgear, a missing gear cover.
Socket head screws replaced the slotted screws when possible.
The bed has some good nicks in it near the headstock and the high spots were removed.
Now its time to start tuning and tooling it up.
I have got a Phase 2 QCTP import to replace the original lantern type TP and put a new 5" 3 jaw to replace the old
Union 6" that came with the machine and hope to have an old 4 jaw 6" repaired in the next few days.
Bailey
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Man she looks great! I would run that serpentine belt with the grooves down though. :thumbsup:
Thanks Greg,
I thought I would get a bit more surface area by inverting the belt. Haven't noticed any slippage yet and will keep your suggestion
in mind. Had a little issue with the countershaft slinging oil on the belt at first, that was my fault for over oiling. I am going to put
a fiber washer on the left side of the countershaft also.
Has been a enjoyable project and helped me appreciate the quality and workmanship of the older machines.
Bailey
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Sorry for the delay but the wrenches should go out today, got em boxed and ready to ship.
Thanks Shawn,
I have had some walk in the belt and made several adjustments nothing severe but the belt still walks toward the left side of the cs and the belt on the spindle
stays in the location it is set at when I tension the belt.
Turning the belt over to the groove side may help training also, I'll try that tomorrow nite.
I noticed that you also have a SB9, what type of dead center do you use on your tailstock?
Mine will not eject anything less than 4 1/4" in length. I thought the Shars 4 5/16" would do the trick but the taper doesn't start for the first 1.5" duh.
I don't want to say what I have done to correct this on a machinist forum but it involves JB Weld and a short steel plug on the end of my center.
Bailey
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Many thanks Greg,
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I had a similar ejection problem (although it wasn't on a 9A). I drilled and tapped the small end 3/8"-16 and installed a short spacer with a socket head flat head screw after determining required spacer length with just the screw.
Robert D.
Robert D.