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The 24 -Pounder Naval Gun Barrel is beginning to take shape.

24-Pounder Naval Gun Barrel Turning – Part 2

Posted on December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

As part of my 24-Pounder Naval Gun model project, after laying out the pattern onto a 2 inch piece of bar stock, I decided to turn down the the final…

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Rough Layout is complete on thewith layout blue on the 24-pounder model

24-Pounder Naval Gun – Rough Layout – Part 1

Posted on November 25, 2022December 13, 2022

The 24-Pounder Naval Gun model I am building is approximately 1.8 inches in diameter and about 9.5 inches in total length. The barrel tapers along the entire length at 3.8…

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Project Headstock Spider: boring out the spider to the correct diameter to accommodate the spindle of the South Bend 9A.

Headstock Spider – Boring Down

Posted on June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

Once I had the Headstock Spider out of the Lewis Horizontal Mill, I needed to open up the bore to have a snug fit on the lathe’s headstock. The first…

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Lighting up the South Bend Lathe

Posted on January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

Now that I have a few months working on the old South Bend Lathe, it has become crystal clear that I need to improve the lighting around the machine. The…

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South Bend 9A Status Update

Posted on January 16, 2022January 17, 2022

It was been sometime since I updated the latest of my little South Bend 9A Lathe. This lack of updating is due to the holiday season and that I have…

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