Southbend metal lathe find

A couple more pics of the finish I am getting with a brazed carbide cutter. This was not done on it's higher speeds but still gave a pretty good finish on hot rolled steel, carbide works better at higher speeds. It should give a real nice finish on some better steel. I also purchased a cheapie chinese 6" 3 jaw chuck, it's a shars brand and not bad for an import, 2 piece jaws as well. For precision I still prefer a 4 jaw as I know how to dial them in with an indicator. And as you can see there's chips in the lathe pan! :yipee: She really is fun to use. :biggrin: I still have to get the tail stock set and dialed in. Thinking about a variable speed pot for the vfd too. Anyway here's a couple of pics.

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She lives!

Even if you never flipped the switch that thing turns . . . . heads! She's a beauty.
 
Oh, no! Your shiny new old toy got dirty! :rofl: That's a very nice lathe! You'd better have fun with it! :biggrin:
 
Ok, that thing is amazing. I could not imagine using it now. I would have to throw out the Piano and put it in the front room instead. Windows open for the world to be able to bask in is beauty.
 
I have followed Gregs rebuild of this lathe off and on for a couple of months now. Hats off to you Greg for a great rebuild. I also have a heavy 10 south bend mine however is a somewhat grimy specimen but fully functional and a very handy tool to own. I realize WB is not a buy sell for used machine tools but because there was so much interest in this project I am going to pass along what I think if a very good deal on a similar machine. A friend of mine has a bench top SB 9 1/2 A that he wants gone. I call it a decent machine has 1/2 hp motor and thread dial but almost no tooling. Feel free to PM me if any one is interested in more details I will tell you the price put you in touch with my friend. I have no interest in this deal other than to hopefully help out friends on both ends of the deal. :drinks:
 
So I learned how to do videos today, here's some crappy videos of the lathe running and some fat old guy running it. Many have requested that I do a video of this lathe when I got her done so here ya go all.
 
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