Will be picking up a south bend 9" A model lathe that I made the winning bid on. $ 750 plus 17% auction fee. Description says lots of extra tooling, we'll see what that means. No inspection, just three photos, but I could make out the QC gearbox. Now I can retire the micro-mini for a desk ornament.
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Congratulations! That's a good price for one of those, let alone with tooling included. In case you were not aware, you can send the serial number in to Grizzly and they will send you a copy of the original serial card from the factory when it was built, showing the original owner, the options it was built with, the date built and sold, etc. https://www.southbendlathe.com/older...serial-numbersLast edited by nickel-city-fab; 07-07-2020, 11:01 AM.25 miles north of Buffalo NY, USA
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The little SB9's are probably one of the top 5 lathes for a small home shop. And if it lives up to the promise of extra tooling I'd say that you made out like a bandit.
Is the A model with the undercabinet drive or a bench top drive in behind the head?Chilliwack BC, Canada
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Originally posted by BCRider View PostThe little SB9's are probably one of the top 5 lathes for a small home shop. And if it lives up to the promise of extra tooling I'd say that you made out like a bandit.
Is the A model with the undercabinet drive or a bench top drive in behind the head?25 miles north of Buffalo NY, USA
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Lots of info including the serial numbers and dates here: http://www.wswells.com/sn/sn_index.html25 miles north of Buffalo NY, USA
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Originally posted by Corbettprime View PostFlat belts, the drive setup must weights more than the lathe. I'd like to get rid of that if possible. I have several 3/4 and 1 HP motors around, I will have to find out if I can get and use SB parts, or will have to cobble something togeather. The adventure begins.25 miles north of Buffalo NY, USA
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Originally posted by wdtom44 View PostThe flat belt is better when it is a toothed or gear belt with the smooth side in. Runs quiet and smooth and transmits power better than the leather.25 miles north of Buffalo NY, USA
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Originally posted by nickel-city-fab View Post
I'm using a regular serpentine fan belt with the ribbed side in and it grabs hard enough to either stall it out or snap things right off.... beats heck out of the leather belt.
It also gives you the option of a touch lower belt tension provided it doesn't slip. And that would reduce the load on the bearings a little.Chilliwack BC, Canada
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