It's for real folks. Take my word for it.

Beautiful video great links!

Thank you very much. Very useful to this new 13" SB owner. I was going to buy that DRO that you list but it is no longer available. Would you have a recommendation for another quality DRO suitable for a 13" SB?

Beautiful lathe!

Just found your channel and subscribed. Very nice work

What year is your lathe mine is identical and I’m trying to figure out what year I have I’m guessing between 1947 to 1955 but I don’t know

I just use 10W30 full synthetic engine oil in my 1934 South bend model C lathe

I am in awe of your skill. How did you achieve that smooth finish on the cast parts? Abrasives? Filler (Bondo)? Did you use a primer? How many coats? Sprayed or brushed? Using scotchbrite for a brushed look was a good choice. The finish perfectly complements the paint color.

Beautiful results, very nice work! I'm just starting on a South Bend 13" restoration of my own, my machine is dirtier and rougher than yours to start - and covered in bright blue paint on top of the factory paint.

Thank you

Great video thanks 👍

Where did you manage to get the instructions manual.

That is as good as it gets! Beautiful job!

Awesome video explaining what the oils are, love how clean your lathe is & shop

Is the link still available. Jeff

hope you get this message, it is amazing how much you sound like this guy, Issac, your delivery is exactly the same as his......check his channel out....he is amazing what he does. cheers, Paul kzbin.info

Wonderful, I am getting ready to do the same install on the same lathe, taper attachment and all...very helpful...hpoe you are doing great, Cheers from Florida, Paul

New Subscriber here, this is a wonderful video, very thorough......and your lathe looks like it just came off the showroom floor. BRAVO...Cheers from Florida, Paul

You Sir, are a True Artist...this is a Museum quality restoration.......I really love the Color you used. I just bought a 13" x60" Southbend Tool Room lathe with taper attachment last week, can not wait to get in my shop and clean up and start using......your video is very inspiring. Bravo and Cheers from Central Florida, Paul

Excellent oiling tutorial on the south bend lathe. Thumbs way up!!

Nice hand dials. Do you have the makers contact info?

Very helpful. Thanks for posting this video. That's a beautiful lathe.

Wow! Beautiful restoration! How much does your lathe weigh?

Where did you get the hand dials from

Great video can you start making more videos very informative 👍

This is the finest South Bend restoration I've seen! Really love the depth you dove in on it and particularly like the care with which the repainting was done -- I especially like how it was done with light enough layers to see the detail of the sand-cast parts. I always like seeing where they left the castings raw vs where they machine and ground flat -- it came out beautifully! And especially thanks for all the links on the parts and paints! I just got a South Bend 9A and it's in pretty good mechanical shape so I was thinking "Ain't broke, don't fix it" but now I want to make it shine!

I came back to this video to recheck the oils and where they are used. The illness I deal with affects my memory big time. You and the basement guy explain things with clarity and I for one appreciate your videos. I was working on my first project, an aluminum protective cover for a GPS device on a single seat Helicopter. I was in the finishing stages when the rear Headstock bearing locked up at higher speeds. I can run it slower and longer but I need the higher RPMs to finish shaping the cone. I put some Motorkote in the rear Oil Git and it helped it stay running a little longer but there is no doubt I will have to replace it. I was going to suggest something to you and I don't know if it will work or not because I haven't installed a set of New Era Dials. I bought a set for my SB 13 but these are made for another brand, maybe a Logan, not sure. I know from watching Brad's install and modifications of the New Era Dials he had on a lathe that there was some binding because of the 2 lock screws. Could you make a new compound and cross feed screw and thread the crank handle ends to mate to the New Era Dial sleeve that the screws lock in. Thread it to match a the new threaded additions on the new parts. Then there should be no side to side movement and use the locking screws to lock it in place or even better a pin of some sort. I was going to put this set on mine but my lathe would need to look like yours so I'm going to sell my pair in the next few weeks after I complete the work needed on the spindle. Consider making a video on your shop and the tools and machinery you have, I might have asked you before but then I went back and deleted what I wrote because it sounded like I was a broken record. Thank you again for the great information on the lathe oils and how to use them.

Hi Adan, did you end up selling your 13" lathe? I thought you'd said on the Facebook group that you were selling--if so, how long did it take?

Good work Adan, thanks

Great job, there is so many times you need a small screw driver but the handle is so small you can't get the torque to tighten or vice versa. Made it look easy

Nice Scriber Adan, I liked all the details in creating it. I used a scribe in my profession almost daily. For example cutting lifting lugs for picking up air ducts on a boiler, maybe 2' tall and 4' long out of 1.5" steel plate. I laid out the dimension with a scribe including all of the radius edges. Used a circle cutter I made for that and the rest was free hand oxy/acetylene torch. It had to be precise or it wouldn't fit in the beams. Mine were the only ones that fit but when you think about it, doesn't matter if your working on a musical instrument or a lathe or milling machine or plain A36 steel, you try and do the best job you can so no one has to come behind you and fix a sloppy job because you were lazy. You do excellent work, and nice equipment in your shop.

Nice job Adan

Forgot to mention the " Pen Oiler", I've got to get one after seeing it used with as much work as I am doing on my lathe, thanks

Adan, I don't know how I missed this video, I guess for one I didn't know what a Enco Multifix Tool Holder was until you pointed it out to me and suggest ABom79's video which I enjoyed. I was asking about the quick change holder that had the 90* turn handle. You did a great job on this video and let me say also that you go out of your way to show the links. I have been looking for the Scotch Brite Pads for my 8" x 5/8" bench grinder. The 1/2" you have might work unless I can find the correct wheel for 5/8". Sharing the steps you went through is priceless and I can't imagine why anyone would do a thumbs down. I'd like to see what kind of video they would produce compared to yours. I bought a set of New Era Dials but they are for they are for another type lathe other than a South Bend but the guy I bought them from said It wouldn't be difficult to make the adapter needed to fit my 13" lathe. I hate putting all of this out for everyone to see so I'll stop here. Thanks again for the great video. Those Multifix Tool Holders are pricey, hope you got a great deal. That's something I'm going to keep my eyes open for. God Bless, enjoyed the music.

I ask about the enco tool post holder that was on your lathe in another video, what you have now looks much like the MyFord tool post holder, is that what it is? Do you enjoy using the New Era dials and did you have any issues putting them on your 13"? Was there any milling operations needed for adapters? They look great. Do you have any idea if you could find a set for sale what they might cost? I noticed a lot of folks ask questions about them. Too bad they aren't made today, I bet they would sell big time.

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Great tool i like it

Your lathe is beautiful. Every detail looks perfect. The colors go well with it and sits it apart from the rest. George Bell also restored a SB 13" and he made a fantastic video series in the process. His turned out looking like yours, In New Condition. Thanks. How do you set up the turret multiple micro indexing carriage stop you have on your lathe?

I just commented on the video you made on Oils to use and oiling the lathe, excellent video. I was going through your other videos and saw this one. My SB 13" x 72" is also a 3 step pulley, made in 1960. I noticed a ratcheting noise when you ran the carriage or cross feed back and forth, mine does the same thing except for about 6 inches of travel towards the tailstock. Do you know what causes this ratchet sound and it must be normal since mine is original and makes it and yours is brand new and makes the same sound. I hope you can help me with this. What did you use to degrease your 13"? I really enjoyed watching this video and I agree the music was great.

Do you know of any place to get new oil reservoirs or reservoir covers?

Looks like you can do metric threading also. Nice !

Beautiful machine. Where did you get the hand dials?

Good video. I have a 10 L.

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Nice Job on the Video. I'm getting a South Bend 16 soon so this will be useful.

Very nice job!

I really need to just get it together and order the gallons. I'd also like to try the open gear spray lube on my 13" Good video. Thanks.

Great video!!! Your lathe looks like factory new. I would like to see more info how you attached the read outs to the cross slide. Thank you.

Thanks, I have that 13 as well as a 10K. Very well done video, thanks for the links.