First Lathe... How did I do?

[Earlkonig]

So I haven’t found any change gears. Are any needed with the qcgb?

 

[Dave Paine]

So I haven’t found any change gears. Are any needed with the qcgb?

Only if you want to thread some unusual imperial threads which the QCGB cannot handle, or metric threads.

 

[Earlkonig]

Only if you want to thread some unusual imperial threads which the QCGB cannot handle, or metric threads.

Ok. Can these still be sourced new or do I need to look into eBay?

 

[Dave Paine]

Ok. Can these still be sourced new or do I need to look into eBay?

I will be interested if other replies have sources new gears, I do not know of any sources, so happy to learn.

EBay is often the place to find South Bend change gears, just do not be surprised at the prices.

A recent thread on printing change gears. Some folks on the forum have started to do this to avoid the EBay expense.

3D printing Atlas change gears

A 3D model site called Thingiverse has lots of models, including some for South Bend. Not sure which models.

South Bend gears on Thingiverse

 

[woodchucker]

There's a guy that is making a set of gears new for cutting metric , w/gearbox.
http://www.monroelawncare.com/index.html

 

[chefjuke]

I paid $800. The ways don’t look bad. It came with 6 chucks. Looks like a set of 3c collets and draw bar. A ton of loss stuff in the bucket.

Dang.

Yes. Good deal to say the least.

If you want to do a full rebuild, I highly recommend getting one of Steve Well's kits. The full kit is on ebay for 99

https://www.ebay.com/itm/South-Bend...013342?hash=item238333015e:g:k-MAAOSwzqFY~98Q

(no connection other than I used his book and supplies to rebuild my 9a)

 

[chefjuke]

Dang.

Yes. Good deal to say the least.

If you want to do a full rebuild, I highly recommend getting one of Steve Well's kits. The full kit is on ebay for 99

https://www.ebay.com/itm/South-Bend...013342?hash=item238333015e:g:k-MAAOSwzqFY~98Q

(no connection other than I used his book and supplies to rebuild my 9a)

Meant to note:

The South Bend was the first machine tool I bought for my home shop. I had never operated one before and started tearing it apart the day after I bought it. Tearing down, cleaning, painting and rebuilding it was an incredible education on the inner workings and helped me immensely in learning the basics of how a lathe works.

 

[Ulma Doctor]

Meant to note:

The South Bend was the first machine tool I bought for my home shop. I had never operated one before and started tearing it apart the day after I bought it. Tearing down, cleaning, painting and rebuilding it was an incredible education on the inner workings and helped me immensely in learning the basics of how a lathe works.

this hobby(obsession) keeps getting better and better as you learn more and more.
there is no limit to the joy or to the frustration of creating useful things from slugs and billets of metal or other machineables.
the joy comes when you complete your task
the frustration comes from making mistakes that should have been avoided
you will experience both, if you are doing it right

 

[ACHiPo]

Hey guys I got my first lathe tonight. A deal I felt that I couldn’t pass up came along.

Congrats! Looks like a good un!

 

[pstemari]

Ok. Can these still be sourced new or do I need to look into eBay?

Yes. Amazon has a selection of new gears from Boston Gear. Pricey but good quality. You'll need to know the DP and the pressure angle, but IIRC it's not anything unusual.

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