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The Boxford AUD is an English copy of the Southbend 9A. A lot of parts and accessories are interchangeable, The Hemingway projects page says: Major “Assets” A Centre Lathe, typically of at least 3” centre height (7” Swing) and 13” between centres. Screw cutting facilities are essential for...

Anyone know a source for stepped flat pulleys? They appear to be a rare commodity these days occasionally cropping up on a well known auction site for silly money when you include postage from the USA. I have seen them made in ply and or hardwood - how do they hold up? I will be resurrecting...

Look up Dr Michael Mosley, he has done lots of research, trialled on himself to sort out being prediabetic and then gone on to develop and refine, also done tv shows abour it. Fast 800 is his diet regime. You can sign up online (for a fee) and have 12 weeks of meal plans, shopping lists and...

Extreme pruning will just leave an odd shaped crown and destroy what form the tree does have. If it is not likely to hit and damage anything of consequence or value - like the house or car or the neighbours house or car I would live with it until it fails if you like the tree. Some species can...

You have a compression fork, two stems pressing against each other as they develop, one should have been pruned out during formative pruning on the nursery. Each year as they make their incremental growth they press a little harder and between them is a trapped layer of bark on each. Ultimately...

I have swapped out the column on a cheap Wickes Drill press, I used a length of steel exhaust tube from e-bay but could not match the diameter of the original and ended up fractionally smaller resulting in the cast table clamp failing when (over) tightening to position the table. 3 years later...

That's a good find, I have one I'm working my way through, there a quite a few around, mine came over lease / lend during WWII to support the war effort. There were several South Bend user groups on Yahoo and a raft of information until Yahoo pulled the plug, not sure where they went to. Parts...

James, You will probably find that you have a replacement set of bearings installed which were an improvement on 'cool blocks'. I installed a set on my 613 a few years ago, I think mine were sourced through Axminster. They still do something similar: https://www.axminster.co.uk/bandsaw-bla ...

Hi Bob, No, no slot morticer, I do have a freestanding one. I may also have some parts for a sliding table on the saw also, not sure til I pull it all into one place. As I said Dad made a living from these so unlikely to have been lightweight. OK worth cleaning servicing and rebuilding, which is...

OK today panned out differently to how I expected and I have images a of the serial no's etc for each component I have. Yes please to a copy of the paperwork Bob, it all helps. I'm guessing this is the bigger unit, my dad made a living from these tools. Not sure where he picked this up from, one...

OK thanks Bob, I'll gather some pictures and serial numbers. Now I know what it should look like I guess the spacing can be worked out. I have it in two places so will need to go climb across my lockup to get to the spindle and planer, may be a day or two. Thanks, Andy

Hi, I have no wish to hijack this thread but; I have over a period of time inherited a collection of the components of a Kity combination machine (saw table, planer / thicknesser, spindle moulder and planer knife grinder, motor and switch and steel stand frame) from my dad who dismantled it to...

You'll need to buy 2m in order to sort the ML8 its about £14 per m with free postage on a certain auction site. Theoretically it should last a long time if correctly aligned and not mistreated. Andy

Hi, I can't say that I have ever noticed it to be. I also recently fitted link to an engineering lathe and that is no noisier. Andy