last february i decided my south bend SB1001 needed a big brother. the sb1001 was my first lathe, and it is a fine lathe, what i considered short comings was me not knowing what lathe parameters are.
while the south bend is a small lathe, an 8" swing and a 20" bed, it excels at making small parts. it also has sufficient motor overload protection to keep you out of trouble. i am keeping it unless someone offers serious bucks because i have all the pieces like a steady rest, an AXA quick change , a home made following rest, a four jaw, a face place and all sorts of dogs and centers.
its' new brother is a Precision Mathews PM1236T. i had some requirements, at least a 1.5" spindle inner diameter, a 3 phase motor (my surface grinder came with a single phase motor and a three phase motor. the finish with any wheel and feed rate was far superior with three phase) gears for speed changes. japanese or american bearings. a gap bed. cross slide power feed.
it is still at the factory being built up:
it ships sometime this week. will update as things happen!!
while the south bend is a small lathe, an 8" swing and a 20" bed, it excels at making small parts. it also has sufficient motor overload protection to keep you out of trouble. i am keeping it unless someone offers serious bucks because i have all the pieces like a steady rest, an AXA quick change , a home made following rest, a four jaw, a face place and all sorts of dogs and centers.
its' new brother is a Precision Mathews PM1236T. i had some requirements, at least a 1.5" spindle inner diameter, a 3 phase motor (my surface grinder came with a single phase motor and a three phase motor. the finish with any wheel and feed rate was far superior with three phase) gears for speed changes. japanese or american bearings. a gap bed. cross slide power feed.
it is still at the factory being built up:
it ships sometime this week. will update as things happen!!
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