Southbend Lathe

Guides and Manuals

How to Run a Lathe - an old handbook with everything you need to know

Southbend -folder on the member google drive full of related documents

Stock materials

Important factors (machinability, hardness, material and cutter, maximum sizes)

Cold-rolled steel

Hot-rolled steel

Cast

Beginner Projects

Hammer

Whistle

Candlestick

Spinning Top

[Machinist Jack]

Helpful Videos

• Southbend Lathe Training Video
• Taper Attachment assembly
• Disassembly and explanation of the saddle, half-nut, and power feed
• Grinding HSS tools
• Using dial indicators
• Using calipers and micrometers
• Mini machinist mallet - video of a mallet lathe project (warning: sick metal music playing the whole time)