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A recent thread- and several in the past- have discussed the use of the VFD on the lathe. There are good reasons to use one- it's the cheapest, and often only, way to run three phase motors in the home shop. Beyond that, though, there seems to be a tacit view that infinitely variable speed is...

I have parts from a 1919 (or so) Model 34 (I think) SB lathe. 13", 60" bed. Parts should fit any manual change 13 inch lathe for several decades. Bed and headstock were, sadly, beyond restoration despite expensive efforts. Before I gave up, I rescued many apron and drive components. A list is...