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
General Tips and Safety
- Do not reach over the headstock when turning on the lathe
- Make sure work is secured before turning on the lathe
- Ensure work and headstock will not collide with any part of the machine. Spin the headstock with the power off by hand to check this.
- Use sharp tools! Dull tools
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
Tool bits and accessories
What we have for insert tool holders
Where to buy
- AlexNLD - Toolholding - Inserts, tool holders, and more.
- MSC Direct - Tool Holding
- McMaster Carr - Everything, but also inserts and tool holders
- Ebay - Good ol' ebay, its got everything
- Amazon - Amazon also has everything
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)