On 7/5/2010 3:14 PM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh 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.

Does anyone know anyone who might have literature that old?

LLoyd


The OWWM board has a write up on it, and a link to the Magnolia Babbitt
book.

http://wiki.owwm.com/(S(bfdfie55namjaa55f55zihvi))/Default.aspx?Page=Babbitt&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupp ort=1

Fine Woodworking had an instructional article on the subject in the
JAN/FEB '73 issue.

Kevin Gallimore