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Hi Group,

I'm the owner of a SB 9" Model C, c.1934 lathe (s/n 62999) and am interested in learning from the experiences shared within this group.

I live in Hampshire, England that can make obtains spare parts interesting to say the least but I understand many of the period Boxford lathes carry compatible parts.

Regards,
Dave

Welcome to the group
I understand the Boxford lathes?where license by South Bend.
Most of the 10K parts are same too.
The main difference between 9N and 10K is 3/8” in spindle hight.

Dave

Hi Dave, welcome! You're not the only Brit in the group, although I managed to escape to Canada a few years back

Your the lucky ones
I am in the USA my great granfather came from England.?

Dave?

On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 08:45 AM, Dave E wrote:

Hi Group,

I'm the owner of a SB 9" Model C, c.1934 lathe (s/n 62999) and am interested in learning from the experiences shared within this group.

Dave

Welcome aboard!
The first lathe I ran was a South Bend 9C in 1965.
?I was five and had to stand on a bucket in order to reach it.
My job was minding the machine as it roughed the OD on longer shafts.
When the cut got near the chuck, I disengaged the half nut and killed the power to the motor.
After the machine was shut down, I had to get my father to put another shaft in the machine and reset the cross slide for the next operation.

Dad still has that old machine, tucked away in the attic of the machineshop it helped create.