1942 South Bend 13" New to me, pile of parts, soon to be a lathe

[Milan454]

You scored Milan.
Taper attachment and all.
Is there a WW2 war production tag anywhere?
How are the ways? Spindle, tailshaft, cast iron bearings? Or brass inserts?

Is this the tag? Iron bearings cast into the stock. Minimal brass or copper utilized...Every thing seems to be in GREAT shape aside from some very slight chuck key damage right where one would expect.

 

[Milan454]

These assy's were drilled in place for the taper pin. There should be only one way for it to go together. Find out which direction the shaft was reamed for the taper pin (use a new pin and note the depth it goes in from both directions), then repeat that for the bushing. Once you have this info, the orientation is obvious.

My error... it's an allen screw that holds this bushing in place, not a taper pin. Take a look at the image I posted below.

 

[Janderso]

Is this the tag? Iron bearings cast into the stock. Minimal brass or copper utilized...Every thing seems to be in GREAT shape aside from some very slight chuck key damage right where one would expect.

That’s the one!
Awesome!
Cast iron bearings are very durable providing they are always lubricated with clean oil. Imho.
The only downside is rpm restrictions