Thread: Other Projects

Hi all,
I've been busy for a while now but not with razors. A friend of mine gave me a new piece of equipment for the work shop. I was hoping for a nice belt grinder but this is what I got. A 1934 South Bend Lathe, She's a little dirty and rough but she's cleaning up nice. I couldn't beat the price.....FREE. I've been wanting a lathe for a while now so I can get some projects out of the way. As it sits right now I've cleaned and oiled her up, done some run out checks, I should be able to run her. I still need a few odds n ends to get her spinning. All I can say is they don't build them like they used to.

Dan

South Bend... now they knew how to make a lathe, that thing will run forever, lucky you.
Mount a wheel on an arbor between the centers and you got your self a grinder.

No CNC here, this is what you would call old school.

Wow that's beautiful. It looks like something that fell off of a tank. That looks like a fun restoration job.

Yeah man, that thing looks rugged! Very cool.

What you forgot to say is that it weighs a freakin' ton! I used to have one

I loved that thing, but the only problem I had with it was keeping good belt tension on it. I ended up having to make my own belt. I also got a nice chuck from Granger for it. Have fun with it!