My Sheldon lathe - a L 11-44 chrome ways (Big gloat) is the one I and Dad
bought in 1952. Have the sales receipt and even located the salesman
who is retired. We bought it at a big hardware store - basement machine sales.
It has had lite use and is in good to great condition for the age.
It needs a paint job. Fifty years of moving vans and storage around the country
is tough on the paint.

Have the tools that I've increased and remember how to use it but It has
been mine for ten years or so.

Lathes all took on a similar look around the time of WW II. Demands for volume
and needs likely made a lot of them take on a similar spec; and need.
I suspect Scott might have some input knowledge on the subject. "War stories
from his family" of sorts.

Martin

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On 8/29/2010 4:04 AM, Uffe Bærentsen wrote:
skrev i en meddelelse
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On Aug 28, 9:05 pm, "Michael A.
wrote:
http://ocala.craigslist.org/tls/1922861701.html

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South Bend lathe! I think I read that book in HS. "How to run a
lathe".......... come to think of it they had S.Bends in HS machine
shop.
Nice American made machines at one time, although I'm partial to
good'ol Logans with quick change gear box's& a taper attachment.
later on Sheldons-





South Bend 9" or Logan 9", what is the difference given that they have the
same features?
And Sheldon looks just like another South Bend clone.

But that's just my opinion :-)

Oh by the way I