1978 13 in South Bend base bolt pattern

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svj1
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1978 13 in South Bend base bolt pattern

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Hello, I am going to pick up a 13 in South Bend Lathe but want to drill my channel so I can set it on casters when I go pick it up. Would anyone have the width of the bolt pattern for the headstock and the tailstock area in the base? Thank you very much , Scott
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Unless your channels projects well beyond the front and back of the lathe, so there's a broad base for the casters, I'd tend to discourage your choice. The reason is if you mount the machine on casters and move it towards the front or rear, the slightest bump will bring it to a dead stop with the potential for extremely damaging results. Lathes are quite top heavy and tip over readily given the slightest provocation.

If your plan was to install the channel parallel with the lathe bed, that's really not a good idea.

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Re: 1978 13 in South Bend base bolt pattern

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H is correct.

Get some riggers skates. -> rent them if necessary.

I have moved many lathes larger than a SB13 that way.

I currently have a SB 16 and moved it into place with skates using a pull bar on one of the skates as a way to move...never push on the top of a lathe to move it.
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Re: 1978 13 in South Bend base bolt pattern

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And if you use skates, secure them in place. I used them for my previous 11" Rockwell lathe and didn't realize one corner was over the slightest of depressions in the floor. The lathe didn't twist to maintain pressure, the skate stopped as the lathe moved over it, and I very nearly dropped it.
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