BOXFORD SHAPERS. A data pack consisting of: the Operator's Manual for the Boxford 8-inch and Models 200 & S200 together with a copy of "How to Run a Metal Working Shaper" - the detailed and well-illustrated manual for the shaper on which the Boxford model was based, the South Bend. Also included are all four Boxford Sales & Technical Specification Catalogues: Edition 1: 8-inch High-speed shaper (2 pages). Edition 2 : 8-inch High-speed shaper (2 pages). Edition 3: Model 200 Shaper 2-pages. Edition 4: Model S200 - and two price lists.
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Manuals and Catalogues
DEKA DRILL (South Bend) Models 171 and 1222. Operation and Parts Manual. £45
South Bend Gallicop and Gallimat Lathe. Comprehensive Operator's, Maintenance and Parts Manuals.
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.
SHAPER WORK - Work on the Shaping machine - a complete, highly detailed and well-illustrated 333-page book on how to use and get the best from any shaper. Titled: "For Beginners in Machine Shop Practice" it features a larger machine - but the methods and principles involved apply to all makes and types. This is the very best manual on shaper work ever published. A very heavy publication, bound in two volumes and printed on a heavy, high-quality 120g paper
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"
South Bend 'Heavy 10' and the 13", 141/2" and 16" to 24" Lathes: Maintenance Manual and Parts Manual. This version contains the highly-detailed and useful headstock bearing and backgear adjustment instructions. Also includes - as most buyers are interested in the 'Heavy 10', a total of 28 pages of catalog extracts covering this popular model.
South Bend: "How to Run a Lathe". Detailed (2-pages per side) general instructions for a wide range of South Bend lathes. This is a very high-quality reproduction of the last high-quality, superbly printed "gloss-paper" editions (after which the reproduction was markedly inferior). Superb photographs and drawings. Includes a copy of the separate Bulletin set - "The Installation and Leveling of a Lathe"; "Keeping Your Lathe in Trim"; "Keeping Your Lathe Clean" and "Oiling the Lathe".
South Bend: "How to Run a Lathe". Detailed 128-page general instructions for a wide range of South Bend lathes. This is a very high-quality reproduction of the last high-quality, superbly printed "gloss-paper" editions (after which the reproduction was markedly inferior). Superb photographs and drawings. Includes a copy of the separate Bulletin set - an extra 84 pages: "The Installation and Leveling of a Lathe"; "Keeping Your Lathe in Trim"; "Keeping Your Lathe Clean" and "Oiling the Lathe".
South Bend: "How to Run a Lathe". Detailed 128-page printed one page per side A4 and so enlarged from the original smaller A5. General instructions for a wide range of South Bend lathes. This is a very high-quality reproduction of the last high-quality, superbly printed "gloss-paper" editions (after which the reproduction was markedly inferior). Superb photographs and drawings. Includes a copy of the separate Bulletin set: The Installation and Leveling of a Lathe; Keeping Your Lathe in Trim; Keeping Your Lathe Clean and Oiling the Lathe.
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 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. There is a particularly good section on cutting tools and holders and annotated diagrams showing the names of parts. 23 well-illustrated pages - but no parts list. Includes a copy of the manual for the Boxford Shaper made in England - this being a close copy of the South Bend,.
South Bend G-26-T Lathe. Operator's Instruction and Maintenance Manual with Parts Manual as Exploded Assembly Diagrams.
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
SOUTH BEND (USA) full-range Catalogue 1918 (Catalogue No. 55) - If you have an early South Bend lathe of any size, this, or the one below, is the edition you need. (Includes a 1918 price list). 48 pages.
S300A SOUTH BEND (USA) full-range Catalogue 1920 and price list. (Catalogue No. 60) - If you have an early South Bend lathe of any size, this, or the one above, is the edition you need. (Includes a 1918 price list). 64 pages.
South Bend: full-range Catalogue (Red-book Series) 1920. 64 pages
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue August dated 1924 (Catalogue No. 82). 52 pages.
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue August, dated 1927 - 1928 (Catalogue No. 87). 64 pages.
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue May 1928 (Catalogue No. 89). 76 pages.
It's in the form of a high-quality, bound reproduction print from a very high-definition scan printed at 1200 d.p.i.onto 120g paper.
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue June 1929 (Catalogue No. 90-A). 100 pages.
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue "Easy Payment Plan Catalogue" June 1929 (Catalogue No. 90-P). 100 pages
South Bend "9-inch Junior" Catalogue No. 22-C for March 1931. 24 pages
South Bend "9-inch Junior" Catalogue for March 1932. 12 pages. £20
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue dated 1931-32 132 pages.
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue dated 1931-32 132 pages
South Bend: Catalogue for the "Junior" Lathe March, 1932. 24 pages.
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue January, 1933 76 pages
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue February 1934. 76 pages
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue October, 1935. 76 pages
South Bend full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue 1936. 75 pages.
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue 1937. 75 pages
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue January, 1938. 74 pages
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: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue, 1943. 48 pages.
South Bend: Abbreviated Full-size, Full-range Catalogue 1946. 8 pages
South Bend: Full-size, Full-range Catalogue 1966. 88 pages
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.
South Bend: "9-inch Workshop Lathe" Catalogue 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 pre-WW2. 32 pages. £35
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
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-metal cabinet stands. 38 pages
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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
S309G South Bend: "9-inch Precision Lathe" Sales & Technical Specification Catalogue 1951. 6 pages
South Bend: 10K and Light Ten Lathes. Sales & Technical Specification Catalogue. 13 pages.
South Bend Heavy 10 lathe. Extracts from several catalogs showing all known data pages for this popular model. 26 pages.
South Bend: "10-inch Precision Lathe" Sales and Technical Specification Catalogue 1951 6 pages.
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue 1952. A perfect, high-quality reproduction printed on a heavy paper and bound. 91 pages.
South Bend: 1955 50th Anniversary full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue (gold cover). 84 pages
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue January, 1956. 82 pages
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue 1958. 82 pages
South Bend: full-size, full-range Models and Accessories Catalogue January, 1963. 100 pages
South Bend: Full-size, Full-range, late-model Catalogue 1966 showing the: geared-head Type 17-inch Turn-nado, 16-inch Toolroom, 16-24-inch Large Swing, 14.5-inch Toolroom, 13-inch Toolroom, 10-inch cabinet types, 10-K bench-mount Precision,9-inch Precision, 16, 13 and 10-inch Turret, Lathe Accessories, Vertical Milling Machine and Accessories, 7-inch Shaper and Accessories, 14-inch Drill Press and Accessories and the South Bend Hydraulic Press .
South Bend Drill Presses Precision and Economy Models - all bench and floor-standing types: Sales and Technical Specification Catalogue 1951 (very rare). 4 pages. £12
South Bend Parts
Changewheels for Boxford, South Bend "9-inch" lathes. A full range is available - but we have currently to rebuild this section of the website.
As the list is incomplete,...
Boxford, South Bend & Smart & Brown 100/127t inch to metric screwcutting transposing gear. This gear set will convert all imperial (inch) belt-drive Boxford lathes (except the late...