South Bend Shaper. Detailed Instruction Manual.

A collection of South Bend Maintenance Bulletins:

• The Installation and Levelling of a Lathe
• Keeping Your Lathe in Trim
• Keeping Your Lathe Clean
• Oiling the Lathe

PARKANSON Lathe - this is a copy of the South Bend 9-inch lathe and 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.

South Bend: "Junior" Catalogue 1923 (not the Junior lathe, but the smaller of the two Catalogues issued). 36 pages.

South Bend Shaper Operation Manual (also found badged by D0-All) . This is the one we sell as the best general guide to using a shaper. Although, of course, the instructions on settings and adjustment are specific to the South Bend machine, most of its content is applicable to running any shaper.

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.

South Bend "Model 5" and "405"Lathes. The "original" 9-inch Workshop lathe was the Model "5" and the first known Catalogues to show this lathe were all dated October 1934 but, oddly, listed separately as Bulletins B, C, D and E. The clearest and most complete edition is "D" with 32 pages.

Mondiale Gallicop Copy (and Gallimat Conventional) Lathe. Data Pack consisting of a Comprehensive Operator's and Maintenance and a complete Parts Manual as sectional drawings - the latter all enlarged to A3 for greater clariy. Includes a copy of the maker's Technical Specification and Sales Catalogue - and an Electrical Schematic.

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.

South Bend G-26-T Lathe. Operator's Instruction and Maintenance Manual with Parts Manual as Exploded Assembly Diagrams.

Sanches Blanes TMB 9-inch lathe South Bend copy. 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.

South Bend: Full-size, Full-range Catalogue 1966. 88 pages

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: "How to Run a Lathe" 1914 edition. Detailed general instructions for a wide range of South Bend lathes.

South Bend: "How to Run a Lathe" Film Edition on DVD. Very Interesting Historical Material filmed in the 1930s - and a very useful introduction to lathe work.

South Bend: full-range Catalogue (Red-book Series) 1920. 64 pages

South Bend: Catalogue for the "Junior" Lathe March, 1932. 24 pages.

South Bend "9-inch Junior" Catalogue for March 1932. 12 pages. £20

South Bend: Full-size, Full-range Catalogue January, 1941. This beautifully produced, full-range catalogue is the one that shows the fullest details of the popular "Heavy 10" lathe in its various forms together with its accessories. 104 pages

South Bend: Abbreviated Full-size, Full-range Catalogue 1946. 8 pages

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.