Antique metal lathe restoration

The workshop is now home to a new (old) metal lathe. This model of lathe is a 9-inch South Bend from 1926. It sat unused for many years and needed a complete overhaul to be operational again. Luckily no components were broken or badly worn so the restoration was a straightforward one. It even came with the original countershaft. Since we are progressing towards building a line shaft-powered shop in the future, this was an important addition. A temporary countershaft was made to run the lathe from an electric motor until the line shaft is installed. It is a fairly barebones benchtop lathe, but great for a beginner machinist like me. I plan to use it mostly for making replacement parts for other machines and ornamental die-making for the forge.
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[@JaapGrootveld]

Nice clean up.

[@bradleymasson1777]

Nice job on the lathe. I love the old machines. In the future, I would like to hear commentary from you in your videos, to hear your thoughts and ideas.

[@harkandheed]

Thanks for the feedback. I will consider this. Its more work to add commentary, and a lot of this work is done ad hoc.

[@hi-fiuniverse2777]

Nice machine, i just did not understand what are these two external gears for? Both a connected simultaneously to the main spindle? Can someone explain me the function please?

[@ogaugeclockwork4407]

If you need to clean up rusted machined surfaces, use scotchbrite padd.

[@stephenhauer9055]

That wasnt a restoration that was a cleanup and paint job lol. No way in hell you'll be machining any precise parts with that.