Peter Grey wrote:
Hi,

FWIW, I have a 11" SB lathe with a three position drum switch (forward, stop
and reverse). It's got a 1/2 HP motor that runs on 120V. My real reason
for responding though is to suggest a couple other resources that may be of
help. They a

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/southbendlathe/
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/cg...ubb=forum;f=17

Thanks for the tips, those look like very active communities.

The links on that site already led me to some more information about the
lathe based on the catalog number.

http://www.southbendlathe.com/worksh...m#Twelve-Speed

It's the 4 foot model.

From the site it also says it's a 1/3 HP motor, 1725 RPM.

Useful stuff!

Thanks,
Jason