Recent content by powderhorn01

Sorry about getting back on this subject. I have scanned the pages of the info that I have on mounting the GB-42 Trav a Dial, with the M-1 base. I have scanned them as a pdf, so they can be read, the quality is not the best, but there good enough.

vederstein Welcome to the fascinating world of the Sebastian Lathe's. As soon as you said the thread size, I knew what your lathe was. D.C. Morrison Co. still has some parts for these old critters. Also you can find some info over on the yahoo Sheldon site.

Thank you for the reply's. I found the info from a gent on another site, and he was kind enough to send me a copy. The mount is designated as a M-1 base, used on the GB-42, and the 6A model.

The one that I need info is for, is one of the ones that has a knurled knob sticking out the front of the base. It was set up to preload pressure on it, and to allow you to remove it quickly. The unit I have is the GB-42 (Silver Bullet) model.

I am trying to find someone that might have the mounting instructions for a GB-42 or 6A Trav-a-dial. Southwest ind does not support these old models any more, and have no paperwork listed for them. I did find one set listed on the internet in photobucket, but can't blow them up enough to be...

I recently got a new to me lathe, a 12x40" Sebastian gear head, of ww2 vintage. I got a 3-jaw, and a 4-jaw with it plus some other tooling to go with it, at a very reasonable price. One of the chucks that came with it is a, 8", 3-jaw chuck that says Belco, made in England. The logo is in...

Wanted parts for a 11", 'O' model South Bend Lathe 1902's type. Need 1/2 nuts for one, can be well used.

For a table you might want to research an article put out by the War Production Board in WW2, concerning how make a lathe, more precision. There was a discussion over over on practical machinist, about mounting a lathe on a home made concrete table top. I have included a link to the article...

I am in the process of building one of the Elmers Engines, the Grasshopper, and have run into an odball thread spec. It calls for a 3/16-40 thread, and I have not been able to find anything that is even close. I have checked Enco, McMaster, MSC, and MicroMark without any luck on finding anything...