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That sure is a nice piece of equipment Bruce, congratulations!

Oooooooohhhhhh ..... That's real Purty!

Great that you went upscale to get a knee mill with a longer spindle throw!!

Major CONGRATULATIONS Bruce .... she's a real beauty!!!

Oh yeah, and one other thing .... WELCOME BACK BRUCE ..... you've been well missed.

Thanks Stoker.

Hi Bruce, You have acquired a great piece of hardware..!!!

Congrats!

Gil

You will enjoy a nice heavy mill compared to Taig you mentioned, and after a few projects wonder how you got jobs done without it.  You need to pay once and “cry once” or you will pay twice and “cry louder”!  I think that has been inferred in the posts.

Good Luck and enjoy your retirement gifts – be generous to yourself.

Bob

I was generous to myself, & listened to your good advice.

Sweet! Congratulations on your purchase and enjoy! Just having the mill available will occupy your "hobby mind", and that is worth price.

Hello folks
South Bend 9" model A refurbished W/RPM Tach.
here is my "new to me" South bend 9" model A precision lathe, it took me 6 MOs to find the one I was looking for & I had to drive 6 hrs. (one way) to retrieve it.  I tore it apart & completely cleaned it, honestly it was pretty clean to start with, but I took it all the way down & went through the gearbox & spindle head & carriage saddle. everything was scrubbed spotlessly & a new felt kit applied regardless of if it needed it or not. I had Sherwin Williams mix up the "perfect" green/gray paint...it took 3 attempts, but it now has industrial oil-based enamel on it now. (takes a week to cure) I installed an RPM/tachometer L.E.D read out on it, which works very well. I shortened the linkage & belt so it can be on a 24" deep countertop. all the wiring was replaced as well (it was scary original) & a grounded plug was installed. it has a new QCTP setup as well.
7/8” Metal Snap in Panel Plugs Bright Nickel Plated Steel Hole Cover .875 Silver

115V rpm led gauge

blk plastic electrical boxes

Oh man, the chips will be flyin' now!!!    ;c)

You got the old South Bend all cleaned-up and looking pretty!

Did you check the lathe's serial number at wswells website?  I'm guessing the lathe was made sometime in the 30's to 40's.

Honestly, I've never had good luck with that site.