South Bend A 9" 3 1/2

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I found the counter shaft that I am missing,

but this one is so weird in shape!!
is it for my lathe 9 A or B or even C??? it's not like the other normal south bend 9 counter shaft!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/South-Bend-...226?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aa623e062


can you please tell me what brand is this? and its little high in price? I think they go around $130 plus shipping but this guy is sounds little high!


I am still reading about the new SB 1001 they have them on sale now!! with only $100 shipping! sounds like a good deal!
Thank you
 
For the money you'd drop into your acquisition, I'd say to highly consider the SB1001. All of your parts can be resold and you can part out your current lathe and likely break even at the least.
 
so then why people prefer the old south bend than the new one? is there a reason behind that?

I just opened a new post under ( old south bend 9" Vs new south bend 1001)

is there accuracy or durability or there maybe there is no support or parts for the new one?
I don't know if the new SB1001 comes with 50% iron + 50% steel bed like the old once have!

many question and couldn't find so many info! the other New south bend 10K is looks so good but there is no one buying it!

Thank you
 
The price for the new 10k probably shies the hobbyist toward a Grizzly G0702. Make no mistake, the new South Bends are made in China or Taiwan, but they are built to very tight tolerance specifications in the spirit of the originals. They have a collet lathe that looks like a Hardinge relative that costs $33k, but the spindle has 0.00125mm (0.000050 inch) of spindle runout.

Hobbyists will buy the old iron because it is affordable, parts are plentiful, and a machine can be attained for an affordable cost. Yours is somewhat of an example of that. I would just caution against spending too much money on a machine to bring it up to spec if a new one can be had at a lower cost (in your case this is likely). Once you move up to a 10" lathe, the cost to buy a new versus rework the old one would likely lean toward the old lathe.

I also think hobbyists will lean toward the old lathes because they may have grown up using the machines in shop class or their parents had one at some point. Familiarity is always a good thing when using a machine tool.
 
Tim,
you are right about (most people they lean toward the old lathes just because they been in their families for a decades !
and I start thinking about not spending to mush money on these old lathe, just because I will never making it Hardinge!!

so back to my search I found this headstock the guy out there offered me a good price for it.!!
but it's looks like different from what I have!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/South-bend-...4788&clkid=5298313174275831012&_qi=RTM2067267

is that will be a good replacement or not?

the bearings got some splits inside and mine is smooth!!

if its the same then why they make two different bearings!! witch one is the newer? or the better?

thank you all and thanks this great place for having a pro's people here.
Ozy
 
Ozy: How is the lathe coming along? Found some good pics and info about your segmented bearings. It's a 10L but I think you'll at least get some good reading out of it...I did. Do a google search for Early 10L rebuild-teardown and inspection.

Harry
 
Thank you Tim, thank you Harry

I was just busy with my first baby boy!! :) spent 3 days going back and forth to the hospital, today in few hours he will come to his home!!:grin big:

I ordered this part http://www.ebay.com/itm/121579628997 (drum switch) also this part http://www.ebay.com/itm/131480634788?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT headstock

also ordered this part http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOUTH-BEND-...VTKZmsdumO9Fl6w80TOG4%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

countershaft

I got both countershaft and the switch today they looks so good!

now I still looking to replace my compound with a better looking one along with it's handle..

I found another headstocks for sale on ebay, but I just bought the one I have his pic here, but it's not the same like my headstock, it has lines (cuts ) and mine is flat!! don't know if it will work?

now I think if everything is good, what left is clean up the new parts, buy the rebuild kit and start painting :) :) till now I spent around $950 I am planning to be under $1500


thank you for all of your inputs and opinions!
Ozy

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