New to me 13" Regal.

My serial number book says late 1942, that is the number B-7037, it would appear to be the roller bearing type. Before thinking of speeding it up double the original speed, read my earlier reply above, been there, done that, changed it back after cooking the bearings.
 
Good to know about the date and bearings.
Have no fear I will NOT be running at, or even close to 1000rpm. I have another lathe for the smaller, and hence higher speeds.
I am still quite a newbie, in spite of my age, and take advice willingly. Not to mention not breaking my tools and machinery.
benmychree said:
My serial number book says late 1942, that is the number B-7037, it would appear to be the roller bearing type. Before thinking of speeding it up double the original speed, read my earlier reply above, been there, done that, changed it back after cooking the bearings.
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Hi Fellas,
My first post here.
I recently bought an older LeBlond Regal. It's about a 14x 30.
So of course I'm cruising around the internet search engines looking for info on it and came across this old thread. I noticed Captain's LeBlond is probably a series newer than mine but his Forward/Reversing switch looks to be the the same as mine.
So my first question here is: does anyone know where I could find a switch for mine?
This machine was tipped over at some point. It broke the switch, off as well as several knobs and handles. I do have all the handles and all of the parts for the switch which I could repair but would be happier if I could find a good switch for it.
Here's a few photos for you20200802_160358.jpg
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Welcome to the site. There are plenty of options for replacement switches, but you will be hard pressed to find one as well built. I would be inclined to clean it up and repair/modify the original. The broken cast part could be brazed up (remove switch components first), or cleaned and epoxied. The Bakelite contact support piece could be made from acrylic or Delrin. Let us know how it goes. Cheers, Mike
 
FOMOGO said:
Welcome to the site. There are plenty of options for replacement switches, but you will be hard pressed to find one as well built. I would be inclined to clean it up and repair/modify the original. The broken cast part could be brazed up (remove switch components first), or cleaned and epoxied. The Bakelite contact support piece could be made from acrylic or Delrin. Let us know how it goes. Cheers, Mike
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Thanks Mike.
I did get another switch with it that I can use for now. And I can braze the old one back together and repair it. I'd kinda like to get the old thing running first and then decide how good it is and how nicely it deserves to be repaired.
I was a bit surprised to see this one runs on 220 single phase.20200802_165112.jpg
 
Hi and welcome to hobby machinist, your lathe looks pretty nice . All the broken bits can be repaired to usable again. Plus its saving with pride its living through a fall. Keep cking for used parts on ebay at times you can get a deal. Good luck , i dont get on much anymore but i still enjoy visiting. Being totally bed bound for several years and low income wont allow me to help the site money wise . You know green makes the world go round.
 
Chuck K said:
I think that is a plain bearing model. If I'm not mistaken when they changed to tapered rollers they just said leblond on the front of the headstock rather than the size (13).
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mine has bearings and the number 13 on it , similar period machine. You should be able to see the bearings if you pop the top of the gear box and have a look at the insides. :)

Nice new toy and a good price , very nice.
 
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