Overhaul of a 9" SB model "A"
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lazylathe
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Fine wine does not last too long in this house!!!! ;D
LOL!!!
Take your time!!!
You are giving me inspiration to start working on mine!
So far all i have done is strip the fixed and travelling steady rests... :
Andrew
LOL!!!
Take your time!!!
You are giving me inspiration to start working on mine!
So far all i have done is strip the fixed and travelling steady rests... :
Andrew
Well, I have a "go to" lathe already. That is a great help as it lets me work on the SB as I can.
Don't take yourself out of service! Do a Subassembly at a time...and then enjoy it.
The rebuild kits on EBAY are pretty damn good. They have what you need.
Dave
Don't take yourself out of service! Do a Subassembly at a time...and then enjoy it.
The rebuild kits on EBAY are pretty damn good. They have what you need.
Dave
Jeroen and Tom,
Thankyou for your interest and support....it's a long project!
The leveling feet have been stripped.....and lucky for me the painted over" level adjust" placard which I am sure is completely "unobtanium"came through it beautifully!
I'm on vacation this week and the honey do list is long, but I expect to get some work done on her!
Step one....get the bed on the bench and get the leveling /caster system together.
Then level up, mount the countershaft, and properly check the bed....I have a master precision level just waiting for her.
We'll find out for sure the condition of the bed....once and for all!
That's a weeks work and then some! :big:
Dave
Thankyou for your interest and support....it's a long project!
The leveling feet have been stripped.....and lucky for me the painted over" level adjust" placard which I am sure is completely "unobtanium"came through it beautifully!
I'm on vacation this week and the honey do list is long, but I expect to get some work done on her!
Step one....get the bed on the bench and get the leveling /caster system together.
Then level up, mount the countershaft, and properly check the bed....I have a master precision level just waiting for her.
We'll find out for sure the condition of the bed....once and for all!
That's a weeks work and then some! :big:
Dave
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Marv,
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Mosey
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Don1966
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Dog gone Dave I am Jealous I am looking for new lathe and you are rebuilding a classic. Wish I had the time to do that, work is too demanding for me. Of course I don't want to retire yet mind you. Your doing dam go job of rebuilding this one.
Regards Don
Regards Don
Hey GailNM!
The bulb on the new halogen light blew! I took it out and sure enough it's a 24V 50W .
The bulb is readily available online for like $2....I bought 3.
The wiring is fine as far as I can tell.....but I'll keep an eye on it
Dave
The bulb on the new halogen light blew! I took it out and sure enough it's a 24V 50W .
The bulb is readily available online for like $2....I bought 3.
The wiring is fine as far as I can tell.....but I'll keep an eye on it
Dave
Did a test paint of a small portion of the inside of the bed. One of the things you always have a hard time to do with an old lathe with dark paint is trying to see the tool tip against the part....you need some contrast behind the tool to see it properly. I usually resort to some white paper....but there is another way
As part of my research on SB's, I found that you could get the inside of the bed painted a "cream" color which made looking at your tools a lot easier.....Hmmmm says I!
I have some Rustoleum "Gloss Almond" that is a very light "Buff" so I tried it.....Looks great against the smoke gray!....and shows up real well! .....without being garrish!
So it shall be! ;D
Dave
As part of my research on SB's, I found that you could get the inside of the bed painted a "cream" color which made looking at your tools a lot easier.....Hmmmm says I!
I have some Rustoleum "Gloss Almond" that is a very light "Buff" so I tried it.....Looks great against the smoke gray!....and shows up real well! .....without being garrish!
So it shall be! ;D
Dave
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Painting the inside of the bed a lighter color is a great idea!!!!
I remember seeing some pics of lathes with a cream colour inside bed.
Never really stopped to think why they did it but now it makes sense!!
This lathe is going to be amazing when you are done wit it Dave!! ;D
Andrew
I remember seeing some pics of lathes with a cream colour inside bed.
Never really stopped to think why they did it but now it makes sense!!
This lathe is going to be amazing when you are done wit it Dave!! ;D
Andrew
