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!!
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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:
![DRO Install Pic 1.jpg](/forum/data/attachments/206/206072-620476e0fc0ff40d0ceb3af7633fa2ed.jpg)
![1620859420527_1620859382819_DRO Install Pic 2.jpg](/forum/data/attachments/206/206073-5fad3a6e3e9fb2c51cef9c236b358f8b.jpg)
![DRO Install Pic 3.jpg](/forum/data/attachments/206/206074-b39a35e44fae4100c92648b8809c4ef4.jpg)
it ships sometime this week. will update as things happen!!
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