REUNITED with DAD'S SOUTH BEND LATHE

[@stanfischer6175]

I started off with a 40's South Bend "Heavy 10" with the top lever and single tumbler. It was missing the tailstock and some of the gears but this place called Soebell in New Jersey had what I needed. Got it running and a few months later I found a little Rockwell vertical mill! Slowly but surely I got both of them running and started making parts and made a whole lot of friends! A few years later I bought a Clausing 13" "round head" and God was smiling at me when I was GIVEN a Rivett608, late model with steel cabinet. The South Bend went to my best friends house, his son now has it and uses it daily. My friend and I taught his son the basics of machine work and he is now a licensed Gun Smith. I always tell young people that are interested in machine work to watch this channel, thank you Mr. Pete!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much. It was a good story about your machinery

[@stevenpressley5956]

It was good to see you cross paths with your old lathe.. I'm sure the memories came flooding back..

[@jhawker2895]

Always fun to see an old friend. Maybe you could trade a lathe for lathe and get your old friend back in the neighborhood... Happy New Year to all and I pray it's better than this last one... Thanks for Sharing .... Stay Safe ..

[@bcbloc02]

That is what I was thinking maybe trade for the family heirloom. I think Henry would love to have his great grandads lathe.

[@millomweb]

@@bcbloc02 Aren't we terrible ! How we get attached to things !

[@byrnejr]

I would have given you the lathe when I found out is was your dads! Or even did some trading with you …

[@SuperBowser87]

That is absolutely incredible! Very happy you got to experience that !! Thanks for sharing. I’m sure your dad would be very proud of what you’ve done with your channel and the overall teaching theme

[@Autigers2013]

These old lathes built America! I remember in the 80s everyone wanted to build a machine to take them to the future, and so did I. Not anymore I wish I could build a machine to take me back to the past! I think I was born 100 years to late!!!

[@danbreyfogle8486]

A walk down memory lane, I am pleased you got to see it again and pleased that you shared the footage. Great memories Mr. Pete, thank you for sharing.

[@ElmerJFudd-oi9kj]

That must have been a touching moment, to find your old friend again.

[@gosolobox]

What a great story. You don't know it, but you've been a huge part of the process of tooling my own shop, and of course the process of learning to run the tools. Thank you...I wasn't at al a machinist when I first arrived here at your channel.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍👍

[@rockridgewoodshop]

Same here. I bought a Heavy 10 because of you. 1951 model. Owned by a Lockheed engineer originally then a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) mechanic.

[@2dividedby3equals666]

Looking forward to the videos explaining the differences between A,B and C. It is nice to see an old machine after such a long time. Always a pleasure Mr. Pete, best wishes to you and the family, take care!!!

[@millomweb]

The A,B,C's of South Bend lathes - brought to you by Lyle 'Sesame Street' Pete and the number 3 !

[@danielabbey7726]

Glad that you got to see your Dad's old SB lathe again. I'm in the process of cleaning out my parents house and getting it ready to sell; brings back a lot of good memories!

[@johnquinn3899]

Thanks Mr Pete - it’s almost impossible to believe the age of those machines and their condition.

[@c0mputer]

Excellent lighting again Me. Pete! Nice lathes all around. I have a 9” Model A myself and love it. Mine still has all the scraping marks.

[@mrpete222]

👍

[@sasq81]

Amazing Mr P!!!! That must have been so special 👍👍👍

[@Autigers2013]

So nice to see you and all your memories flooding back!!! God bless Mr. PETE!!!

[@defendermender4959]

What am I missing here?!? Swap it for the one you have? what an amazing piece of family history Lyle! How nice would it be for your grandson you talk about, to have that and be turning the hand wheels on that his grandfather and great grandfather had done too 👍🏻 thank you very much for sharing the clip, the excitement showed, from the shy guy that wouldn’t even show his face in the early videos , like the comments below say we’ve all come a long way Mr Pete and maybe this old girl showing back up is a gentle slap to remind us 😂 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much for your support

[@defendermender4959]

@@mrpete222 no thank-you! Enjoyed your videos for years and learnt an awful lot. I came out of school when they stopped teaching us any of this stuff….what a disaster of an idea that is. Now work as a Diesel master tech for 22 years and wouldn’t swap it for a desk job for all the money in the world!

[@roysmith3198]

I have saved my money to get a lathe for almost 2 years. I now have $ 2,800 I had settled on a 10x22 from Grizzley, but then I saw the PM 1127 for $3300 at this time they are out of stock. Now I'm looking at a DRO 11x29 for $3100 because it has a 2hp motor. Both the PM & the DRO have 1 1/2 spindle. I did look at lost creek, but that seems to be a little more trouble than it would be worth. I am subscribed, I watch your videos, I bought a so long t-shirt, i watch the ads, I dig through your old videos & learn a lot about machining here on youtube, getting ready for the one day when at last I will have a lathe of my very own. You will always B my KZbin Shop Teacher. so long for now :)

[@mrpete222]

Thank you very much for watching my videos and supporting me. Good luck with your new Lathe

[@davidpetersonharvey]

That's a thing of beauty, Mr. Pete. You know, I was useless in shop class in high school but I have the bug now in my fifties. You're a great guy, just like my high school shop teacher and I am happy to know you as one of my KZbin shop teachers. Here's to a happy new year for you and your loved ones!

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for watching and have a great new year

[@jonathonschram3429]

My first lathe that I purchased for myself was a SB 9a (1955-ish manufactured) in about 2007. Still have it, and still use it pretty regularly even though I've gone through about a dozen larger lathes in the shop since then. 95% of the time, I use the 14x40 3 phase machine for any project that needs done. But it's so handy to have another machine when I don't want to tear down a setup or I just need a bushing turned up quick.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍👍

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed.👍

[@johnolver3217]

Thanks for sharing! My grandfathers that I have is a model c with the switch mounted high up. Still I joy using that machine till this day. Even have south end book that I learnt reading when I was 7

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@AaronEngineering]

Congratulations on finding her again Mr.Pete. The lathe would have loads of sentimental feelings attached to it. Thanks for sharing it with us. Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas. Happy new year to you all. Regards Aaron

[@scottjones7279]

Love the old ads. 30 years I used to go to the library and read old want ads and sale papers on micro film it was always interesting.

[@johncloar1692]

It always good to see old friends. Thanks for sharing.

[@angelramos-2005]

Thank you and happy new year.

[@crichtonbruce4329]

The machine I learned on and used for many years was a South Bend 9A. I loved that machine. I recently bought a Mini lathe and, while it's OK for my current needs, it makes me miss the 9A more and more. Happy New Year Mr. Pete!

[@mrpete222]

Happy new year

[@daleclark6263]

Just saw this video, even though it's a year old. Pretty cool Mr. Pete 🙂I still have my dad's Logan he bought new from Monkey Wards in 1947... still have all his original paperwork as well! The price he paid is shocking enough in today's terms, but even more so is that he paid a grand total of $7 to have it shipped via Railway Express from Chicago to Northern Virginia! This machine means a lot to me.

[@mrpete222]

Awesome. Yes, cherish that lathe

[@desmondcantwell480]

These are the types of videos I have been missing for my last few months away, I love the older machines and the pieces of working art that they are. I wish the machines I had been using had half of the style and soul that the older ones did but soon I will get my shop ready and will be buying "new" tools to rebuild back to when they were good for production and the worker.

[@ssboot5663]

117$ in 1938 had to be a crap load of money.You had to sell a LOT of cream and eggs to buy a good lathe! .Adjusted for inflation , it doesn't even seem that bad today..... I just bought a 2"x 4"x 1/4 inch wall 24 foot long tubing to make a flat bed to set a 13" model 1540 TKR south bend on top of and add rollers under it to move it and and it was 480$ for one stick of steel. Things are nuts! I enjoy the videos! Thanks and Happy New Year!

[@llapmsp]

Awesome to see something you once owned is still going.

[@joevostoch8768]

I always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@davidcockerman266]

Thanks for sharing your video. I enjoy the South Bend lathes. I'm sure I know the difference in the models A, B and C, but looking forward to see your upcoming videos. BTW. I would love to have the threading dial off the lathe behind you. 😁

[@RoyaEnfieldBSAman]

I have the same lathe here in Australia. Bought it a few months ago. Love it!

[@ypaulbrown]

so fantastic, Happy New Years Mr. Peterson.....PB

[@garageworker]

Your video quality has gotten so much better. I watch you for you and your information, but it’s great seeing you in hi def.

[@skycarl]

That's great Lyle,,, very cool buddy. I think that size lathe is ideal for home shops and as we know specialized jobs in a commercial shops.

[@jamesconnors5653]

Heck yeah. My dad used to work on SB while doing tool and die repair.

[@davelewis2174]

I'm happy to hear that it's still making Bushing's and repair parts

[@billmaguire6216]

My father bought a 1945 Atlas 10x48 in about 1953. My oldest brother, then about 12, ask "why did you buy a lathe, Dad". My father said, "It beats using a file". I have that lathe in my garage. I have replaced the half nut with brass, the cross-feed gears with steel ones, and the cross-feed nut. I can now use the lathe confidently after adding things and techniques learned from youtube channels. I agree with another poster. maybe eventually you can buy it back to keep it in the family. Thank you for sharing this.

[@mrpete222]

Sounds like you made great improvements to the machine

[@CraigLYoung]

Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@BTimmer]

After your first video in this series, I rechecked my SB lathe that I've owned for 40 some years and it's a model A. I'm looking forward to your comparison of the models.

[@ramiroalonso3152]

Awesome find Lyle. When will we see machinig those castings that were given to you some time ago? It's been a while since the last real machining project.

[@RRINTHESHOP]

That is cool to see your dad’s old lathe. Happy New Year Lyle and your wonderful family.

[@mrpete222]

Happy new year to you and Julie. I like those new shelves you just installed. I either need lots more shells or I need to get rid of things

[@RRINTHESHOP]

@@mrpete222 LOL, get rid of stuff?

[@jimleonti9308]

How cool is that. Thanks for sharing

[@maxw576]

I found a 1936 SB 9C sitting on the side of the road with other stuff. It needed TLC, but was complete and in restorable shape. The Ways are in great shape. It had 90% of the change gears and original sales receipt and manuals. I stripped, painted and mounted it on a heavy duty rolling tool box. I also added the SB 9B cross feed and metric gears from ebay parts. I bought it for $600, but probably have $2000 into it with tool box and ebay parts. I use it all the time. It will be a nice lathe for generations to come. I just hope future generations appreciate it's history and have the same passion for these machines and their use.

[@mrpete222]

Nice find

[@dannywilsher4165]

WOW! That is so cool Mr. Pete!! Thanks for sharing!

[@crerus75]

The lathe from the 1939 ad is not a typical SB 9 inch. It's an earlier model, either a 405 or 415. Both are predecessors to the "real" 9 inch. The spindle diameter and gear pitch are both different from the later 9 inch lathes, and they have ground (but not scraped) ways. They were lighter duty machines. Thanks for the video, hearing you and your dad's history with this lathe made me think of my own SB 405, which has been in my family for 40+ years.

[@mrpete222]

Thank you for the clarification

[@bearsrodshop7067]

Glad to see it was still near you and fill that it must have brought back great memories. I am pleased to say our 1936 9c found a good home too. The young man after buying, is know hooked on watching your channel 👍👍

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@tropifiori]

Lyle, That’s really cool. You should reproduce the shelf your Dad made. Best wishes for a good New Year Frank

[@richardhutchinson4016]

I sold some of my grand dads tools 20 years ago to “upgrade”. I have regretted it ever since. I guess I just need to keep everything..

[@johnapel2856]

Neat! Thanks for taking us along.

[@timeflysintheshop]

Wow! That was cool! I was on the verge of tears myself! 👍👍👍

[@davidw.kennedy4904]

Good video as always. It was good to see you. Thank you for coming to our dad's second auction. You can have too much stuff. LoL.

[@mrpete222]

Thanks David. I had lots of fun that day, even though the weather was miserable. Yes, I have too much stuff also

[@waynemizer4912]

@@mrpete222 Here's the solution to having too much stuff. 1. Have an auction that will reduce your inventory. 2. Then you will have a bonified reason to attend more auctions, which will give you more video content and satisfy your incessant craving for tool hording. This may sound like a joke but I'm dead serious.

[@williamthrasher8540]

I just got a 9c this last summer. It had some broken parts the guy who own had drop it. He had just gotten a 9a to replace it. I have been able to fine most of the broken parts on Ebay. The only part that I could not fine was the compound gear with a ratio of 108 to 18, but I did get one with a ration of 72 to 18. It does show a lot of wear on the different parts. There are are no ridges on ways etc. Very little back lash (.002 or .003) that is a lot better the HB min lathe that I have been using. I am looking forward to see all of the videos that you will be making on your new 9c. I believe that you and I are of the same age. Keep these good videos coming. 😀

[@mrpete222]

Thanks 👍👍

[@ohmbug10]

I would think the SB 9" lathes are a perfect size for almost any hobbiest. They're beautiful machines.

[@joeclarke9782]

This is amazing and providential. And to think you almost had cold feet on going to auctions.

[@stevenfoster1940]

I've got the model A 9 in I've had it for 30 years now I've been watching you for a while and I enjoy all the projects you do

[@mrpete222]

Thanks

[@yt66228]

Love the back stories.

[@mikemorrow6992]

I have a Crafsman just like that one for 20 years and I Love IT She a tuft old Gal !

[@Autigers2013]

Wow I bet many memories came flooded back. My dad died Sept. 8, and I have so many questions I want to ask him. I wish I could find his 2 homelite 360 chainsaws, and the woodsplitter he built with his own hands we used to cut firewood when I was a child. Man I would love to find them!

[@gabewhisen3446]

Happy new year Mr.Pete

[@randydeboer832]

Very nice video Mr Pete and Happy New years.

[@dannyl2598]

Thank you Mr Pete. #1

[@williamburdon6993]

Very cool , those old memories are pretty cool, if you do buy your dads lathe back , I am interested in the other one

[@simpleman283]

I want a lathe. I said, I want a lathe. Did I mention I also want a milling machine? All I have is a bench top drill press & my Dads Sears Craftsman bench grinder. I was not being totally honest, my Dad is gone now, but I have many of his tools. He taught me how to use ( I have it ) his inside micrometer. He loved racing & was a mechanic/machinist. The most precious thing I have are memories. He passed away last year at the age of 96, he was a WWll veteran, born in 1923. A true American Patriot. He loved this country and so do I. Sorry for the long off topic Mr. Pete, sometimes I lose it. OK I'm good now. Happy New Year Mr. Pete.

[@mrpete222]

I bet he was a wonderful father

[@ogaugeclockwork4407]

That’s nice! You need to try and do a trade with them! You got me wondering what happened to the Hercus 260 A I first learned on.

[@christurley391]

Thanks for the video.

[@gwheyduke]

I love my old South Bend 9, use it all the time.

[@michaelmaloney1027]

Happy New Year to you Lyle, keep up the educational videos, I enjoy all of them.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@henrylercherasmussen5763]

Thanks for another great video. Happy New Year here from Denmark

[@LikeDotAudio]

Aww man that's so cute!!

[@dannyspencer3303]

Hey Mr Pete, really enjoy your videos and learn alot from them, I have a southbend just like the one your dad had that I salvaged from going to the scrap yard, it was all complete and in very good condition but I need the gear set for threading. Can a gear box be fitted on it? Do you have any of them to sell? I find myself needing to thread something constantly. Thanks for your time.

[@mrpete222]

I am not positive, but I think a gearbox from a 9 inch model a would fit. I have none for sale

[@donsengine3158]

Jeez.. that one kinda brought a tear to my eye...

[@anibalachondo876]

me maravillo ver ese torno, ya que tengo uno igual , solamente con otra torre , feliz año desde argentina

[@michaelrohr4280]

Any pictures of your Dad running that lathe. That would be great

[@mattomon1045]

that was cool Mr Peat happy new year

[@t.d.mich.7064]

Hey Lyle, I had a S.B. 9" model C but the feed engaging lever (from the factory) was more flattened with a small diameter handle protruding out perpendicular to the lever. I've never seen another like it. The feed reverse lever had a spring-loaded release lever on it also. It must have been pre-1930S is my guess. Any clues?

[@mrpete222]

That is interesting, I have never seen one

[@MrPossumeyes]

Thanks, Mr Pete. By the way, for anyone interested, Joe Pieczynski posted a series of vids building a 1/12th scale model of a VERY similar lathe (circa late 1800's model I'm thinking - could be wrong) earlier this year - tiny, precise machining!

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Another nice vid about the model C.

[@funone8716]

I bought a 12" Craftsman Atlas just like that in 1979. It was priced at $1600 but when it came in they had discounted it to $1250 much to my surprise and delight. I had it about 3 years, then sold it for $1650 and I could have sold it about 8 times as the phone kept ringing off the hook. Maybe I could have gotten even more for it.

[@BenButler1]

Damn Lyle that’s awesome!!

[@WindersRanger]

Very cool!!! If you already have a model C, aside from the trouble of moving both, maybe considering a swap one for the other?

[@leoncolyer9420]

Happy 2022 guys from Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@TheTrashologist]

🎼Reunited and it feels so good 🎼

[@G1951-w1y]

My 1st lathe was a SB model A. Along with Mr. Pete videos I learned all the basics. Being a hobbyist I needed a slightly bigger lathe with more features so I moved up to a Clausing. Again influenced by Mr. Pete.

[@mrpete222]

👍👍

[@jma8352]

what tool holder do you recommend for my model c? the compounds are in good shape i cleaned them but the tool post you have to shim alot to get the cutter in the middle. Thanks again for the wealth of information!

[@mrpete222]

Aloris. Size A

[@4SafetyTraining]

Interesting, I think you need a bigger heated shop….LOL

[@kleinjahr]

Seems like they were in every shop, from high schools and up.

[@LLAHTI1]

So cool !!!!

[@wayneevans5050]

I paid $1600 for mine, in very good shape. 1938 model C, 10 years ago. I'm noticing them advertised for much more now. Do you talk about those flat belts in any of your videos? Like how to get more bite from them?

[@Jason-bb6tg]

Hi MrPete Greetings from Australia Thought you might be interested. I have a lathe that looks the same as the Southbend but it is branded Hercus. The name is cast into the bed. On the end plate it says it’s a C. They must of sold these under license in Australia.

[@mrpete222]

Yes, they were under license

[@soundmindtv2911]

That’s really neat. I’m sentimental like that, too. Maybe if you offered to trade the other model C for the one that was your dad’s?

[@Autigers2013]

Mr. Pete did they sell those Craftsman lathes?

[@jimwright9500]

My first lathe was a model C that I bought for 300.00 in 1978. I used it for quite a number of years and sold it for 650.00 in 1994, Wish I could have kept it.

[@mrpete222]

Yes

[@BronZeage]

The 1939 lathe operated from any light socket and the 1954 model had less electrical equipment. Progress marches on.

[@cogentdynamics]

Okay that was emotional for me!

[@mrpete222]

Me too

[@cogentdynamics]

It needs to be in loving hands where it is cleaned up and used /enjoyed. I have recently been having to divest myself of unused tools that I keep because they were dads. I remind myself, I don’t have to get rid of the memories. Tools deserve great honor!

[@jamesreed6121]

Lyle you can never have too many tools. What's another lathe gonna hurt?

[@ProfaneGod]

Maybe you could do a partial trade for your old lathe using your recently acquired one?

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

I made one mistake regarding my dad's tools. When he and my mom were moving out (for cheaper digs and an easier to take care of home) he offered me his tool box ( he was an aircraft mechanic since his time in the RCAF in WW2 and Pan Am since 1960) I said no ( he had a border at our house who needed one) . I wish I'd said yes to that. I couldn't conceive of having that many tools of my own back then.well 35 years later it would be quite handy, also a link to him.

[@mrpete222]

😂

[@floridaflywheelersantiquee7578]

Like the old adds

[@ykmalachi]

I have a couple 9" Southbends in my garage. Both are a bit bastard' up.