South Bend 9" model 405 Lathe - Refurb / Restoration / Upgrade

[tonyfoale]

I notice a lack of tumbler reverse so I can recommend a reversing electric leadscrew drive (No 1 mod for me).
Regards
Olderdan

Alan,
Are you talking about a synchronised leadscrew drive that would enable screw cutting or a free running system just for turning/facing feed?
if synchronised, how are you doing that. I ask because I am thinking of doing that and there is no point reinventing the wheel.

Some years ago I bought a lathe that looked to be in bad rusted shape, but it turned out that it had spent years unused in a corner near the grinding area before being put out to pasture. The rust was mainly on the old grinding swarf and so when cleaned up there was little rust on the machine. Here are some before and after shots.