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SOUTH BEND LATHE. 3C COLLET. 3 JAW CHUCK. ADAPTER. LATHE CHUCK. It was completely disassembled, all parts were cleaned and checked for wear,.The old paint was stripped, then I reapplied new primer , painted it two tone green, and then reassembled the whole thing. There are two shades of Forest Green paint. The paint job looks better than the photo shows. Some small knobs that were broken, were replaced with ones I made. Original 3/4 hp 3 phase motor was replaced with a 1 hp single phase motor. I'm considering an instant reverse single phase motor, or returning to a 3 phase with a phase converter. Drive belt is a composite material instead of leather. Power switch is still the original. I see no disadvantage to its position. I add the the gooseneck lamp on to it.

The lathe is an early Rivett 608 which dates from 1922 and uses 4NS collets in its spindle. I recieved it with a set of cast iron legs that it sits on but it obviously it is in need of a solid table top. The lathe has obviously seen some use in its life as there is some bed wear and the backlash in the cross slide and compound screws is approximately 0.040" and 0.025" respectively. The screws are 3/8" x 10tpi acme thread and I was planning on replacing them with some precision leadscrew available from McMaster-Carr. However, in the meantime, I received a 13" South Bend lathe that was complete with all the accessories I wanted, and I really didn't have the time or space for both, so I've decided to part with the Rivett lathe. The extra size of the South Bend would be useful in future projects so it got to stay.

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