South Bend Lathes

[Robert Luland]

For any one using a old South Bend Lathe be sides my self? Came across this to day, some great old photos. Bob L

http://southbendlathe.com/historical_photos.aspx

[Gomer]

Great pics of a day long gone.
I had an early Sheldon 11" similar to this..
Made a lot of stuff on that old baby, was a little loose for any fine work though. Sold it and bought Grizzly gunsmith lathe.

[T. Cotten]

Bob!

I have to re-install my 'old' Logan into the cellar before I can get my "new" South Bend into operation.

....Cotten

[Slojo]

First metal cutting machine I ran was a 10" South Bend lathe. Just like they say about drugs look what they lead to, more drugs and stronger drugs.
Joe

[Bills37]

Ran a couple of South Bends when I worked for Cat. Also ran a big old Ajax, I forget exactly what it would chuck. 28" x 96" I think with a powered tail stock. It was a real beast.

[Robert Luland]

Bob!

I have to re-install my 'old' Logan into the cellar before I can get my "new" South Bend into operation.

....Cotten

Tom, you must have had one hell of a time getting that out of the dumpster by your self!

[T. Cotten]

Tom, you must have had one hell of a time getting that out of the dumpster by your self!

Bob!

The foundation I intend to move my Logan upon was a real test to get out of the dumpster solo: It's Italian slate from a pool table.

....Cotten

[48hdbob1]

Likely there is a legal immigrant or two in those old pics!-Bob

[JohnR]

My South Bend

Thanks for the old manufacturing Pics.

I have a 1945 Model A 9 inch. It was my dads at one time moved from Michigan,Wisconsin, Illinois, California where I Obtained it around 1980, then Washington and now Utah.

We Used it to grind valves, Bore cylinders with a Sunnen hone. Start a chain saw (Bad Idea). + general lathe work stuff, threading boring. Etcetera.

[Chris Haynes]

I just got my first mill. It is an Index model 645. Sold new in 1961. One heavy piece to move.

[AFJ]

For any one using a old South Bend Lathe be sides my self? Came across this to day, some great old photos. Bob L
http://southbendlathe.com/historical_photos.aspx

South Bend Model A 9" x 3 1/2' CL644Z NAR spec. Has come in handy for a lot of little things in bike rebuilds over the years.

AFJ

[glaser 31]

Great photos....mine is from when harley started building bikes
mayby. I was thinking mayby to buy a new used one

http://s814.photobucket.com/albums/zz69/glaser31/?action=view&current=BILD0233.jpg

[indianut]

Bought my '39 Heavy 10 from the original owner in '87. I use it Every Day!

[glaser 31]

Thats a super modern machine you have there , Old tools is also very important to take care of,and to show what the old bikes was built with..
In the old days tools was built to be used and could keep the rest of your life

[exeric]

This is my South Bend. You can see the headstock, and bed castings are the same as Indianuts lathe. My lathe would be like a '57 Panhead to Indianut's '39 Knucklehead.