New [to me] 13" x 5" south bend

comstock-friend said:

Sure looks like my Model CLC145B, a June 25, 1958, shipped 13" x 5 foot. I'm thinking a good cleaning is all mine needs. I sure enjoy looking at yours apart.)

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John

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Yours has the taper attachment which mine does not. I would like to find one some day to add on. Your machine looks good. Going thru one is not that tough but the rebuild book helps. Good luck.Ski

Ski said:

Yours has the taper attachment which mine does not. I would like to find one some day to add on. Your machine looks good. Going thru one is not that tough but the rebuild book helps. Good luck.Ski

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Never used a taper attachment, guess I'll get to practice! Got the book and the new felts. Probably work on it as a "needs to" basis.

John

Another short update. I finished the tailstock. Spinner knob looks and works good. I also finished the reverse gear assembly and made the 4 jaw chuck keys. I Made 2 as I think it may be easier to adjust some things with 2 working one in and one out. Gear box is up next. Ski

Love the tail stock wrench. Haven't seen one like that before.

John

Hey Chris,

Love the way the tail stock turned out, and the handle sure looks great! :winner:

TJ

Fantastic job Ski. Thanks for sharing the pics with us.

Mike.

Re: New [to me] 13" x 5" south bend

comstock-friend said:

Love the tail stock wrench. Haven't seen one like that before.

John

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Kind of run what ya brung with that jewel. It came with the lathe. Leblond brand. It was painted yellow and It grew on me though so unless I get a real SB wrench given to me ,I am going to run it

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tonlin said:

Hey Chris,

Love the way the tail stock turned out, and the handle sure looks great! :winner:

TJ

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It came out so good I did the 10" apron knob too. I posted that in the projects of the day. Thank you !

I tore down the gear box and while cleaning all the oil passages out I found one bushing that was not properly drilled. I checked and double checked it using a small wire and fashlight. Either that or it shifted. I luckily had a drill bit long enough to reach the bushing and redrilled. I took the best picture I could to show it. Might be a fluke but suggest they get checked close. I found my 10L was a little bit off to one side when I did that one too. The bushing and shaft are still useable though and I do not plan on replacing them. Ski

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

Looking Good, Chris!

The pads look like they will do the job, nice work.

TJ