ATLAS (USA) Lathes Catalogue No. 5 (very early - 1932) showing the new 9-inch "all-belt" drive lathe & accessories. 11 pages. Atlas Catalogs are not the easiest to scan and prepare for printing. The print is 'soft' and the many small photographs require lots of work by hand to degauss and improve contrast. The result is a perfect reproduction of a high-quality 120g paper.
Model: 9-inch
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Manuals for Model: 9-inch
Champion Blower Forge Lathes. Sales sheets for the 9-inch, 10-inch, 13-inch and 16-inch models from the 1920s. 4 pages.
Bickford-Cincinnati Radial-Arm Drill. 9-inch diameter Column model. Operator's Instruction and Maintenance Manual with Parts as Photographic Plates.
BLOMQVIST "9-inch" South Bend Clone. A Complete Data Pack consisting of the original maker's Operation, Maintenance and parts Manual (Ref; MBB240) together with the better Manual produced in England for the South Bend clone by "Boxford". Unlike the South Bend book "How to Run a Lathe" this 126-page edition concentrates in detail on the 9-inch lathe, not the whole range, and thus contains much more information about how to operate it as well as many screwcutting charts, lists of changewheels set-ups as machines left the factory, metric conversions and other valuable data.
Craftsman 9-inch lathe Operator's Instruction and Maintenance Manual and Illustrated parts List. This edition is for the very early metal-turning lathe with the multiple V-belt drive. It was also sold with "Atlas" and "Metalmaster" badging.
Moody 9-inch lathe - being a copy of the SOUTH BEND 9-inch and 10-inch "10K" lathes. The very best Manual for this lathe is the one produced in England for the South Bend clone made by Boxford. Unlike the South Bend book "How to Run a Lathe" this 170-page edition concentrates in detail on the 9-inch lathe. I have also added all the known relevant South Bend 9-inch data to give a complete data pack for the machine: operating instructions - extra comprehensive screwcutting charts with metric conversions for both the changewheel and gearbox models and other valuable data.
Purcell (South Bend Copy). By far the best Manual for this lathe is the one produced by Denford Tools for the original Boxford lathe. A few mechanical details are different but the operating procedures are identical. It contains a complete 136-page set of information for all models of belt-drive Boxford lathe from the earliest to the last made.
Unfortunately a proper handbook was never produced for early flat-belt drive Sheldon lathes with 9-inch, 10-inch and 11-inch swings - but we can offer a complete Data Pack that gives all the information known about this model (Pictures of this type here: http://www.lathes.co.uk/sheldon/page5.html) It consists of: - "Care & Operation of a Lathe" by Sheldon - the large and well-illustrated Sheldon Sales, Accessories and Technical Specification Catalogue of the late 1930s and 1940s - a copy of the handbook for the la
Sheraton "9-Inch" lathe. The very best Manual is the one produced in England for the South Bend clone made by Boxford. Unlike the South Bend book "How to Run a Lathe" this 170-page edition concentrates in detail on the 9-inch lathe. I have also added all the known relevant South Bend 9-inch data to give a complete data pack for the machine: operating instructions - extra comprehensive screwcutting charts with metric conversions for both the changewheel and gearbox models and other valuable data.
SMART and BROWN Sabel, "SAB" and "S" lathes. These lathes are copies of the "9-inch" South Bend and , as such, the best manual is the one produced for the other UK copy, the Boxford. This edition has been specially put together by Tony Griffiths with the aim of providing as complete a set of information as possible.
SOUTH BEND 9-inch and 10-inch "10K" lathes and also useful with clones such as the Ace, Blomqvist, Hercus, Joinville, Moody, Purcell, Sanches Blanes, Sheraton, Storebro, UFP, Boffelli & Finazzi, Demco, NSTC, Select (Lin Huan) and Parkanson. SOUTH BEND 9-inch and 10-inch "10K" lathes and also useful with clones such as the Ace, Blomqvist, Hercus, Joinville, Moody, Purcell, Sanches Blanes, Sheraton, Storebro, UFP, Boffelli & Finazzi, Demco, NSTC, Select (Lin Huan) and Parkanson.
South Bend 9-inch lathe: if you want a set of general assembly and Spare Parts Drawings the 50-page set produced for the English Smart and Brown clone is excellent - almost blueprint quality, but without the dimensions. Only the headstock differs in any detail from the original lathe.
South Bend 9-inch and 10K Parts Manual. A detailed publication that covers all models of the 9-inch "Workshop" and "10K" lathes.
South Bend Model Parts Manual for the Models "O", "N", "R" and Junior Lathes in the following sizes: 9", 11", 13", 15", 16" and 18"
Storebro 9-inch Lathe - a copy of the South Bend 9-inch lathe. The very best Manual for this lathe is the one produced in England for the South Bend clone by Boxford.
Unlike the South Bend book "How to Run a Lathe" this 137-page edition concentrates in detail on the 9-inch lathe. I have also added all the known relevant South Bend 9-inch data to give a complete data pack for the machine:
- operating instructions
Standard Modern Lathe 9-inch "Unilathe" Operator's Handbook with Spares as Photographic Plates.
Wickman 71/4"-6, 71/4"-6D and 9"-4 Multi-spindle Automatics Chucking Machines. Parts Manual as Sectional Drawings.
Wadkin BFT 9" Hand-feed Planer. Instruction Manual.
Wadkin FD 8" & 9" Planing & Moulding Machine. Operation & Maintenance Manual and Parts Manual.
South Bend: "9-inch Workshop Lathe" Catalog No. 46-B (home-market edition) dated 1-10-39 - the best edition for owners of South Bend 9-inch lathes. A beautiful publication that shows the entire range of accessories, and the final development of the complete model range as it was in pre-WW2 years. 32 well-illustrated pages. £35
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South Bend: "9-inch Workshop" Lathe Catalogue No. 9-F dated 1948. Shows the traditional Models A, B and C together with the new range of underdrive models on sheet-maetal cabinet stands. 38 pages. £35