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    I was thinking " whaaaaa ????? " then looked...

    I was thinking " whaaaaa ????? "

    then looked at pictures again. its the picture, probably the angle or i wasn't perfectly still when taking the picture :)
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    Lathe sold today :) thank you for all who...

    Lathe sold today :)

    thank you for all who took a look and thank you to those who gave me a helping hand with my questions over the last couple of months :)

    At the end of it i got a really...
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    yep got the issue sorted ( was just have a better...

    yep got the issue sorted ( was just have a better tool do the cutting) and sadly have to move house and can't take it with me :'(
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    I'm more looking to sell everything together. As...

    I'm more looking to sell everything together. As it's everyone someone would need to get started and then some, :) so they can really get into it and enjoy.

    thank you for the interest though.
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    9 inch hercus/southbend lathe.

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    I have my lathe for sale. served me well, but i have to move house and cannot take it with me.


    9 inch southbend lathe.

    16 speeds

    has ball / curves turning...
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    besides the tailstock, is there another place i...

    besides the tailstock, is there another place i can look for a serial ?
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    I shall take a look in a couple of hours time and...

    I shall take a look in a couple of hours time and fingers crossed :D

    I don't know the originality of the lathe, i bought it 2nd hand about 10km's away from where i live :) from an older gent who...
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    Ball turning adapter.

    hey all, well i thought i might share what i done over the last couple of days.


    I've wanted to get my ball/curve thing onto my lathe so i can do my shift knob :)

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    So first thing...
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    there is a number on the surface of the cross...

    there is a number on the surface of the cross slide, but i think that's more of a part number. shrugs.

    so far that's all i've seen. I'll have another look tomorrow
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    I can't make it out :/ 392658

    I can't make it out :/


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  11. Thank you, Yes there are 2 pins there they are...

    Thank you, Yes there are 2 pins there they are angle cut to fit with the compound slide insert.

    and yeah, when i took it apart i thought i would need another one, perhaps my one is home made...
  12. here's the latest all put together in a video :) ...

    here's the latest all put together in a video :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Byn8lK-rvk
  13. I got these today. Going to have a play around :)...

    I got these today. Going to have a play around :) some HSS blanks a couple of sizes

    a right handed carbide holder with the blade things to go in :)

    and a few of the brazed carbide tipped ones....
  14. I'll go over it tomorrow and see what moving...

    I'll go over it tomorrow and see what moving slightly :)



    I have noticed that the tool gets pushed back a little sometimes, but that's from the slack in the cross slide i believe ?

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  15. Thank you left one is hot rolled which i got...

    Thank you

    left one is hot rolled which i got before i knew what to get, right one is machining steel i got from a local machine shop ( i asked for 12L14 )

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    i've been just measuring...
  16. I made some soft jaws to avoid tool marks on my workpieces

    Good morning all, well i thought i would try to avoid future markings from the chuck on my workpieces, so i made some soft jaws.


    Copper

    4 jaw chuck

    I took one of the jaws out from the...
  17. Carbide tool for my 9 inch lathe. A question or two.

    Good morning everyone. So as per my other thread, you can see that i've been havign issues with finish ect:

    I wanted to grab a carbide holder and insert tool setup to give it a try and see if...
  18. this is the underside of the carriage rear (...

    this is the underside of the carriage rear ( towards the wall ) I tightened this us and yeah, the carriage is a lot more firmly pressed against the bed/ways and take a fair amount more 'oompf' to...
  19. Ah, thank you :) i'll tighten it up tomorrow...

    Ah, thank you :)

    i'll tighten it up tomorrow and make another part :D
  20. Thank you :) the cutting side is the whole...

    Thank you :)

    the cutting side is the whole left face of the tool, it's a carbide bit and used it to remove material, about .5mm at a time. going from right to left, any more and the machine...
  21. thank you :) may i ask where the saddle gibs...

    thank you :)

    may i ask where the saddle gibs are ? ( feel like an idiot haha )
  22. So i got myself some rubber matting :D feels...

    So i got myself some rubber matting :D
    feels nicer to stand on that's for sure.
    As you can tell i've been using the lathe a bit... Also that's the GMC grinder that smoke came out of :'(

    the...
  23. Sheraton 9 inch lathe for sale Sunshine coast QLD

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  24. Thank you. i found some conveyer belt 12 mm...

    Thank you.

    i found some conveyer belt 12 mm thick 200mm wide and about 10 metres of the stuff.

    So i'm thinking i cut it up and put some under each post/leg of the lathe's cabinet :)
  25. Ohh thank you :) any chance of a picture or...

    Ohh thank you :)

    any chance of a picture or two ?

    do you put a square piece under each " leg" of your lathe, or cabinet on which the lathe sits upon ?

    or a single big length ?


    any...
  26. I think i figured it out. the compound/cross...

    I think i figured it out. the compound/cross slide move back a little bit, so i gotta tighten up/adjust the gibs. I don't think there's a way for me to lock the cross slide on my lathe ( hercus /...
  27. Thank you :) great information. yeah, i have...

    Thank you :) great information. yeah, i have noticed the saddle/ coss slide and compound, when force from the workpiece puts pressure back on the tool it can and does move from time to time.

    okay...
  28. 392200 :) getting better, i think it's my...

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    :)

    getting better, i think it's my sanding that's putting marks in the workpiece :/ hmm.

    otherwise they are coming out okay.
  29. I made a shift knob for my friends car, got it...

    I made a shift knob for my friends car, got it mirror finish reflections in it, but still get those tool marks, hmmm...

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    I also made a tool.

    round nose, it needs very low...
  30. I did a thing today :D made my own HSS tool :D...

    I did a thing today :D

    made my own HSS tool :D

    here's how it went in pics/clips
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  31. Nice :) that sop slide is very close to...

    Nice :)

    that sop slide is very close to parallel :O but if it works :)

    I finished off the shift knob and my roommate put it in his car for a test.

    I was using some degreaser spray as...
  32. Thank you :) I took a video clip of me starting...

    Thank you :)
    I took a video clip of me starting the parting procedure to the piece. The other indents are for grip and it turned out pretty nice. I still get tool marks in it though. unsure if...
  33. Thank you. I'll have to go down and take a...

    Thank you.

    I'll have to go down and take a look at the speed setup to confirm, but i think it was the fastest setting.

    The depth of cut was not really taken down as i just turned the handle...
  34. update. So i had a shot at making a tool but...

    update.

    So i had a shot at making a tool but need practice.


    I found this tool already done in amongst the stuff that came with the lathe, so i gave it a shot at a pass to see whether the...
  35. I was in the middle of making a High Speed Steel...

    I was in the middle of making a High Speed Steel tool based upon this video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__A2xtLF0AU

    and then the bench grinder started having smoke pour out of it :'(

    so...
  36. Hi guys :) sorry i haven't replied yet, been busy...

    Hi guys :) sorry i haven't replied yet, been busy working on my roommated trailer camper, i'm welding up all of it :)

    I'm thinking that i haven't used a tail stock for support that wasn't...
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    Oiling a live centre ?

    Good evening everyone. Possibly a silly question here, but i got with my machine a live centre that came with it. It seems to have a few oil ports on it ? it looks quite old and likely original to...
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    Loosening a stuck Chuck

    I saw this and thought it may help someone here in the future :)


    I personally have a V belt pulley system, so maybe i could to a variation of this on mine. If i get something to work i'll...
  39. Thank you :) I just wanted to know so it...

    Thank you :)

    I just wanted to know so it would help knowing what depth of cut and RPM's and stuff to set things up for when cutting into steel :)
  40. I'll go and see what motor i have on the lathe...

    I'll go and see what motor i have on the lathe now and that will give me a rough ballpark of where i stand :)|



    Damn, no markings or labels on the motor hmm.
  41. Thank you. It's greatly appreciated. :) ...

    Thank you. It's greatly appreciated.


    :)


    P.S

    Any chance of someone knowing where to go to learn how to setup my Southbend 9 " :D ?
  42. wow BobL they look amazing. I saw a video...

    wow BobL they look amazing.

    I saw a video where carbide tools need more horsepower to make the tool work well ? and HSS takes a bit of effort to get them shaped, and then sharp, but are better...
  43. Damn, i don't really have a scrapyard for steel...

    Damn, i don't really have a scrapyard for steel near me, a couple of car wrecking yards, a bit of a drive away though.


    I see stuff like this on ebay which should be perfect right ?
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  44. Thank you everyone :) read all the posts and lots...

    Thank you everyone :) read all the posts and lots to digest.



    So yeah, i get extremely close to centre height with my tools, but i believe the tools are blunt or chipped and that's why they...
  45. wow lots of information here. Thank you guys. ...

    wow lots of information here. Thank you guys.


    I'm on the north side of Brisbane ( Australia ), and only got the lathe a few days ago.


    The lathe is a southbend 9 " ( we think ) and it uses...
  46. scratches in my finished part ? any tips or advice on how to remove them ?

    Good evening everyone. So i've made a thing and wondering what's causing the part to have all these scratches in it, even after polishing :'(

    i went up to 1200 grit sand paper and i have these...
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    Thank you :D I figured out with the belt...

    Thank you :D


    I figured out with the belt system that if i put it on it's slowest of it's 16 settings, it is slow enough to thread with a tap on the tail stock.


    There's 8 settings with the...
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    Back gears, a little guidance please.

    Hello everyone. Well i'm new to all this and i heard/saw a video or two that said there was some back gears that let me run the lathe really slow if needed, for example when i'm doing some thread...
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    Thank you :) i did some practice stuff today...

    Thank you :)

    i did some practice stuff today :D

    made myself a not so pretty thing haha.


    I need some better tooling, i broke a couple of tips today. :/
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    Good Evening. New guy here

    Good Evening everyone.

    So, I've got my own first lathe.

    I've watched a few videos and used 1 back in school, but for all intents and purposes i consider myself to be completely new to this.
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