My South Bend 13 Update

In this video, I show you how the lathe handled the first few tentative cuts. but to start with I found out that either both 3 jaw chucks have problems or the spindle is bent. When the 4 jaw chuck was put on, the set up went well and the setting bar indicated that the spindle might be OK. The tailstock was also set up at the same time, but I didn't bother showing that because the video was about the first few cuts and to prove it does work.
Seasons Greeting to everyone.
Cheers.

[joell]

The old girl looks great. Merry Christmas 🎄

[hogan]

On my south bend 13 i run Bison chucks.They are expensive but they are great chucks worth every dollar.I have a 5 inch..3 jaw... a 6 inch 3 jaw and a 4 jaw Skinner..a 8 inch Pratt Burnerd made in England.I would buy the same chucks again..Nice job....Well done....

[foldionepapyrus]

Something very satisfying in seeing an old machine like that working so well, even more so knowing the effort that went into to getting it to this stage, makes me very jealous as well though... One day perhaps I'll have a space big enough to have such a usefully sized machine tool. Looks like we may have some more interesting refurbishments to come with those chucks as well, though hopefully for your sake it is a simple fix.

[garygenerous]

Huzzah! Congrats Paul! Glad to see she is running well for you.

[GSR]

I remember cutting 4145HT on my 9" SBL many years ago before getting a bigger lathe. It was slow cutting but amazing with the right piece HSS ground properly it was nothing to take a .100" depth cut to the side with a .003-.005" feed rate. You have a nice lathe there! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas! Ken from South Texas.

[lesmo]

Looks fabulous Paul, your hard work and patience has payed off... Looking forward to seeing your new projects 💪🏆

[BensWorkshop]

Southbend lathes are very good lathes. I have an Atlas 10, no where near as good and at 76 years old a bit worn. I also have a Taylor chuck, but suspect the jaws currently fitted are the problem. Hope you have a merry Christmas.

[AJBtheSuede]

Mechanical stability never goes out of fashion! :)
Have a nice X-mas, looking forward to seeing what the lathe can do later....

[captainraypaul]

Great job Paul! That lathe turned out fantastic! I just finished my 4 jaw chuck backplate for my lathe. I did it on live stream on my channel.

[TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Paul,
Great to see the South Bend in action... I am sure there will be a few tweaks along the way but I think you have a very nice lathe there. Many thanks for the shout out is is much appreciated. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Take care.
Paul, ,

[leslieaustin]

Thanks Paul, and a Happy Christmas! Nice work and it all seems to have been well worth it! Les

[NellsMechanicalManCave]

Great video Paul !
The South Bend looks and runs amazing!
Love to you and Mrs. H
Merry Christmas
Neil, Helen and the bin lids 😊😊

[daveharriman]

A job well done, those South Bends are rock solid, should be able to tackle some big projects, and big cuts! cheers, Dave

[ypaulbrown]

I have the same 13" South Ben, made in 1942....cheers from the USA, Paul

[be]

thanks for the update mr hopewell.
merry christmas and a happy new year.
cheers ben.

[andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

Thank you for all your excellent videos this year. Very interesting and informative. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you. 👏👏👍😀

[craigtate]

What is the purpose of the scallops on the Taylor chuck? Just for looks? Or weight savings?

[jasonhull]

They just don’t make machines like this anymore. Sad necessity I suppose. Beautiful machine Sir.

[ponga]

Great videos.. I have 3 old SB lathes.. 9", 14.5" and a 16.. I was contemplating the JB weld idea as well.. How is it holding up?

[klausoldscool]

Sehr schöne arbeit von dir, was du da gemacht hast. ich bin gerade dabei eine Mondiale M zu restaurieren. Die ist aus den 1940 jahren. Da hätte ich eine Bitte an Dich. Bei meiner Drehbank ist die betätigung zum spannen des Riemens kaputt besser gesagt nicht mehr vorhanden, Meine Bitte wäre hast Du Bilder von dem Gestänge oder Mechanismus zum entspannen - spannen des Flachriemen. Wenn es Dir möglich ist wäre Ich Dir sehr Dankbar. Denn Ich habe leider keine Unterlagen dazu. Vielleicht auch einige bemassungen dazu, wäre echt nett von Dir. Deine Projekte habe Ich mir alle angesehen, sind sehr gut geworden, besonders die Beschrieftung gefällt mir sehr gut. Danke im voraus Gruß Klaus aus Austria