South Bend Lathe 13" Cleanup and Tune UP!

[@danielabbey7726]

Welcome back! This SBL 13 looks like a real diamond in the rough.

[@jasonpeters3228]

Awesome that your back. I have a heavy 10 and just picked up a 10k so I need to do the same.

[@smalltownmachineshop6860]

Awesome to see new videos from you

[@billgilbride7972]

Nice rescue! Factory paint still intact!

[@jbpmidas]

Great to see a new video!!

[@precisionmachineshed]

Thanks, Took a Long Break, Going through old videos and putting stuff together.

[@davidstelter2391]

I picked up a very similar machine recently, mine's a 4-step pulley but close in most other regards. I do have a good bit more wear on the bed though, and an overly-generous helping of apprentice marks as it was a school machine. I'm still tearing it down, removing the horrible bright blue paint it was covered in (including the chuck!) and making a few important replacement pieces such as gear box plunger, but hoping to spin it up soon!

[@jster1963]

Can't wait to see more.....

[@dizzolve]

lol it looks like it's been underwater. If you can turn this around ....... it'd be a sweet one. I have a 13 and a heavy 10

[@kyleshaub4278]

Any plans to repair the crack in the tail stock? Nice work as always

[@precisionmachineshed]

Haha, good catch. Well, Someone decided to tap that bolt in there so not sure I'm going to mess with it. It turned out to be a bear to get to this point.

[@stevensepic.]

Hi I have a south bend heavy 10L that has been sitting for a couple decades and the the motor will not turn. It just makes a buzzing noise when I turn it on. Im not very familiar with these machines. What could be causing this?

[@precisionmachineshed]

Make sure your voltage and phase is correct. Could be that simple. Could be shot, might be stuck. Hard to say without looking at it.

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Very cool. I'll be looking at one of these in the days to come. How did you spot the year of manufacture? tHanks for the video.

[@precisionmachineshed]

There is a serial number database online, I think is swells something.

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

tHanks @@precisionmachineshed I searched it and found some history on the company....That was interesting reading. Again, great video and tHanks for posting it!