Since my 1941 South Bend 13″ lathe doesn’t have any digital readout

Since my 1941 South Bend 13″ lathe doesn’t have any digital readout (nor will it ever), you have to rely on indicators like this to know how much material you have cut off, or where to stop. I needed a way to hold it on the lathe accurately. So I designed this part in Fusion 360 and 3D printed it. Along with about $4 in hardware, I can clamp a dial indicator to the bed way, and the carriage will come in contact with the plunger on a machined face. Should work out very well for me.⁠
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1941 South Bend 13″ Lathe Restoration – Part 2 – Tailstock


Decided to start “simple” and rebuild the tailstock. Such a seemingly simple object is comprised of quite a few pieces. I used a refurbishing guide I got from eBay (link below) along with a kit of consumables to rebuild the lathe. Although the book doesn’t have every detail of every difference on these lathes, there’s enough there to make disassembly and reassembly possible.