I'm interested in hearing from South Bend [Grizzly] SB1002 owners. Please contact me privately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q77vIrbdJWs animal

Got a Trav-a-Dial off EBAY and discovered it didn't have the base. Bought one from https://www.buytrakparts.com/measurement-trav-a-dial . Made a mounting bracket and now I'm trying to get it installed. It was missing the Load Cell and Clamp Screw. I tried to fake one from the illustration in the manual, but doesn't seem to want to hold Trav-a-Dial in correct position against the Load Screw tension. Anybody got any input? Retired Gunsmith ask_derrick@... 480-710-6354- Cell

Finally got my mill in my machine room & under power . Wondering if anyone here has come up with a DIY powerfeed that could be used on a mill . thanks animal

A change of circumstances means I need to sell my 9a lathe, I'm not sure how many folks here are from the UK, but I thought the decent thing to do would be to offer it here first before heading to Ebay. If anyone is interested let me know and I can email pics and info directly. I was never very active on the posting side , but as I fear this will likely be the end of my Southend ownership, this seems like an opportunity to thank all those who have helped me over the years and maintain this group, especially Jim B (thanks for the leadscrew). Regards Adam

I dug this up. It may help Jim B, -- Jim B

Hello all New to this group restoring a nice condition 405-y shipped dec 1934 Can anyone tell me if the 1 1/2 8 spindles from model a b c will fit the 405? Is there a felt replacement kit available specific to the 405 or will any of the a b c kits work? I have replaced all of the cross/compound feed nuts added the needle bearing fix for axial play an re machined the original 1 3/8 10 back plate to fit a nice bison chuck and added an aloris axa tool post. Im seeking any information on parts compatibility between the 405 "grandfather" and the model a b c Thank you

Has anyone here don the MLA Crossslide for a South Bend 9A lathe ? I'm thiking of just buying the plans & wondering do the drawings include the dimensions for the Gibb too ? They also mention that if ya buy the casting they are " stress relieved where necessary " just what does that mean ? I have a bud that's gonna give me the cast iron . thanks animal

Group, Before I head down maybe not too deep of a rabbit hole, has anyone seen detailed dimensions for the location of the hole for the handwheel shaft in the various South Bend aprons? I’ve got wobbly handwheel shafts on my 10k and 14.5”. I’ve measured the gears in the 10k and have a center-to-center distance calculated for one pair, but I need the vertical distance down from the rack or bed. That distance will be dependent on how much wear there is on the saddle and ways on any given lathe, but I should be able to nail down the numbers by getting bed and rack measurements in headstock or tailstock areas where there’s no wear. Seems like many of the online accounts of those that have bored and bushed the shaft holes have been off just enough to have the gears bind up a bit when everything is reassembled. I also plan to nail down the vertical dimension for the lead screw axis as long as I’m in measurement mode! Please point me in the right direction if you know where to find this out from someone’s previous travel down this path. Thanks, George H. Meinschein, P.E. Firearm and Ballistics Engineering LLC150 Brittany Drive Freehold, NJ 07728 gmeinschein@... Cell#: 732-580-1736 Sent from Proton Mail for iOS -- -George M.