On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 13:03:57 -0700 (PDT), whit3rd
wrote:

On Jul 5, 12:14*pm, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
I have an old 14x40 F.E. Reed lathe.

'been looking all over the web for manuals, copies, parts, but no joy.

It's time to re-pour the headstock bearings, and I figure the lathe manual
is the place to start looking for instructions.

In modern times, there are alternatives to those old poured Babbit
bearings; you might find instructions easier to locate if you look
into Moglice.
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Lindsay Books has how-to info on DIY babbit bearings.

http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks7/babb/index.html
http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks4/babbitt/index.html
http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/babbitt/index.html
also
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...babbet-205718/

also see
http://mogorehab.com/index.php
http://www.mogorehab.com/repair.php
http://www.thomasnet.com/eastern-pen...3730801-1.html
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/arc...p/t-31995.html
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...arings-207087/
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...lice-vs-76409/

Be sure to let the group know how things turn out.
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The Go-Between, Prologue (1953).