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For the longest time I thought I owned a South Bend 9" model C with a 4 food bed until I purchased a new chuck and the 1-1/2x8tpi thread did not work very well. I scanned the rear cover of the gear train and saw the model number as "405", I believe made in 1935.
Would a 9" model A,B,C lathe spindle work for a 405? The headstocks look pretty similar to me. I don't think anyone uses 1-1/2x10tpi anymore so I would stand better luck just replacing the spindle with the more common thread and have a good selection of chucks.
Would a 9" model A,B,C lathe spindle work for a 405? The headstocks look pretty similar to me. I don't think anyone uses 1-1/2x10tpi anymore so I would stand better luck just replacing the spindle with the more common thread and have a good selection of chucks.