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Chris Jones

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Thanks for everyone's help getting the headstock spindle out.

My neighbor wants to replace the wicks.

I just called Southbend/Grizzly and after 25 minutes of a recording telling me how important my call was to them and how they'd be right with me, a guy comes on the phone. I told him what I wanted and he said, "What's the part number?" I have a 12 page PDF "Parts List" for 9-inch South Bend Lathes Models A, B, and C that I found online. I give him the "Part No." that they list but, that doesn't turn up anything in his system. He said he doesn't have any way of looking up the part number from the model and serial numbers on the machine. He wanted to sell me a parts manual. I was also told that there is a $30 minimum order + shipping and my neighbor thinks that's quite high.

Does anyone know a place online or not to get the required headstock spindle wicks?

I found a rebuild kit on ebay for $40 with free shipping. It has the wicks and a bunch of other stuff he might or might not use in it. I can't find the wicks alone via Google search or ebay.
 
I think that I would go with the kit on Ebay. Looks like the manual for how to do it would make it worth the price. I know how old guys are though.

Garry
 
With all due respect, the customer service rep on the phone probably doesn't have time to go chasing after part numbers for someone who will not even buy a parts manual.
 
When I need parts for my lawnmower, I go to the
dealer and he looks up the part number for me on his
computer. He doesn't require me to purchase a parts
manual and look up the numbers myself. I have also
phoned him and he has the parts waiting for me on
the counter. Just saying. Why should lathe parts be
any different.
 
Your finding out the wonderful parts support for a China manufactured product. There are many products sold that are made in China that have ZERO parts support.

My youngest son works on motorcycles/four wheelers. Some of the China built small four wheelers have zero parts availability. They are built in many factories with similar plans/specs. You have to guess/pray that the part you order off line will work. This is simple stuff like carb kits or coils.

Your better off buying 50 year old US made lathes and such for a good manual lathe.
 
??????
This lathe was made in the early '40s. It was his uncle's before him. I kinda doubt his uncle bought it new, but I don't know.
 
What kind of material are the wicks made from. I've seen some that are felt, others are more like a pipe cleaner. I've also seen seen saw dust used in the holes to retain the oil.

If you are looking for felt wicks you could probably find something that will work at a shop that rebuild generators and starters. I usually have a couple different sizes on the shelf for that purpose.
 
(quoted from post at 23:12:19 02/23/15) Thanks for everyone's help getting the headstock spindle out.

My neighbor wants to replace the wicks.

I just called Southbend/Grizzly and after 25 minutes of a recording telling me how important my call was to them and how they'd be right with me, a guy comes on the phone. I told him what I wanted and he said, "What's the part number?" I have a 12 page PDF "Parts List" for 9-inch South Bend Lathes Models A, B, and C that I found online. I give him the "Part No." that they list but, that doesn't turn up anything in his system. He said he doesn't have any way of looking up the part number from the model and serial numbers on the machine. He wanted to sell me a parts manual. I was also told that there is a $30 minimum order + shipping and my neighbor thinks that's quite high.

Does anyone know a place online or not to get the required headstock spindle wicks?

I found a rebuild kit on ebay for $40 with free shipping. It has the wicks and a bunch of other stuff he might or might not use in it. I can't find the wicks alone via Google search or ebay.
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The original South Bend Lathe company went defunct many years ago and the remains of the company was acquired by Monarch. Monarch has all of the records of the old SBL. I provided them with the SN from my old 16" SB and they were able to tell me that my lathe was originally sold to Higgins Boat Works in N.O., LA in 1941.
Apparently Monarch allowed the trademark rights to the SBL name to expire and Grizzly snapped up the name. The lathes they sell as South Bend lathes have absolutely nothing in common with the old South Bends.
Here is a link to a website forum about the original South Bends. The guys on this forum can provide any information you need and can tell you where to get parts if they are available. These guys know the old South Bends inside and out!

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/south-bend-lathes/
 
Wow, I didn't know Grizzly bought the southebend name. I was wondering why a chinese type machine company could get the SB name. I didn't know about monarch either. I have a 1947 southbend 9 model A I'd like to get more information on. I know it was sold to a machine shop back in 47 that had a government contract to make parts for the first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus. They used my lathe to make batter posts for that boat. I don't know the name of the machine shop, but I did buy it from the guy who had been the manager of the shop before it went under.
 
If it is just a felt wick. Why not just use some felt from an old furnace oil filter. Cut or separate a layer off to shape like the old wick.
 
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