Smart and Brown Sabel

[Richard ParsonsParticipant @richardparsons61721]

Terry I have always known it as ‘spherical cast iron’. Probably becaust no one in our part of the world could spell ‘spheroidal’ -except old Doc Gleesinker and he would probably have proscribed some black Jollup which tasted ‘reesty’ and some other hookum (which stunk like the bottom of a polecat ferrets cage) to slap on it!

[TerrydParticipant @terryd72465]

Hi Richard,

 

I just tried searching for ‘spherical C.I.’ on Google which mainly came up with cast iron spheres, a load of old bollards I think .

 

Best regards

 

Terry

[Tom BroekmeulenParticipant @tombroekmeulen68855]

Can someone send me some picture of the gears. I obtained a model Sabel with some gears missing but i dont know exactly which ones. perhaps some of you have a manual or drawings?

Please contact me

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Hi Philip,

Not sure how much of a copy of the South Bend lathe your Sabel is. I can tell you that one broken tooth in the back gears will do no harm at all on the South Bends. I have a much battered 1949 SB 9" lathe with flat belt drive and before I owned it several teeth were broken off the back gear with no real harm done (as long as they are not adjacent teeth). The only sign I see of the broken teeth is that back gear is not quiet. I regularly tap up to 1/2"-13, and drill large holes up to 3/4" in steel in back gear with no trouble. I wouldn't fret about the teeth unless the gearing is actually causing a problem for you.

You might check the South Bend forum on www. practicalmachinist dot com for info on spare parts. If the S&B machine was a true copy of the SB, an SB backgear might fit, and there are guys on the SB forum in USA who can supply them.

JD

[Philip PowellParticipant @philippowell34749]

Jeff. My goodness I had forgoten all about this thread. I have managed to fix my Sable by buying a complete Sablel on ebay and taking off the bits I needed and sold most of the remains. I got back almost what I paid for the doner Sabeland got myself a replacment backgear as well a a few useful spare parts. My Sabel is running very nice now.

Tom. If you join the Smart & Brown Yahoo group you can download the manuals and see many photos of other Sabels. That reminds me I must post some pictures of my Sabel.

Thank guys.

Phil.

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