Machines | LeBlond Lathe Restoration - Part 6: Quick Change Gear Box Reassembly and Installation

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1. the craftsmanship in these machines is just awesome! after all these years just clean it up and it's good to go. try that on a modern machine.
2. You sir have some patience... I really do think that some April 1st you should do a video where you loose it, have a bunch of bleeped swears and end by heaving tools and parts across the parking lot... That would be priceless....
3. LeBlonds have more fun!
4. WOW  !! Talk about memories !!  I use to work for LeBlond wiring these things and the Control panels too .  I was there when we made the lathe for spinning the Alaska Pipeline .   It took 2 Railroad cars to haul that Monster lathe away .   Le Blond also made the Lathe to spin the Hull for the Saturn Booster that took the first guys to the moon !!    That Tailstock was so big that a guy actually rode it in a cage .   That was the Biggest lathe ever made by these Master Lathe Makers .    That was one Awsome Company to work for .   Great Guys both in the Manufacturing AND in management .    The ONLY Company I ever regret having left .    I loved all those guys .  Crazy Hillbillies could steal your heart .  Love ya all and miss ya guys . ................ Love,  Angel
5. i see some missing things on the headstock end
   the gears and gear cover, and the drive belts
6. Very Cool your job for sure and a great professional , also work with maintenance machines , and always nice to see and techniques of other friends who also work with maintenance, renovation and restoration.
   Congratulations
7. You probably told us, if you did I missed it, when was the lathe built?
8. I enjoy putting things together much more than taking them apart.  It goes so much faster and looks so much better.  I really like this series. Thank you.
9. Curious why you didn't get the parts Powder coated? Time and cost?
10. Good re-assembly job Keith. Gearboxes used to scare me!
11. Wow, love the series! Just found it yesterday late in the evening and watched all episodes XD Thank you for showing us the restoration process! I didn't expect you having such a "artsy" side! The highlighted lettering is really classic! btw: did you put a light oil film on the exposed metal surfaces before putting them back together? I always do, because I'm seriously afraid of rust :O
12. dang that paint job looks so slick with the black accents!
13. Hello, I reformed one Leblond 13 'dismantled it all and painted it white, it was a very good but now seeing the photos before the service can not understand how I could do what I did. I do not know if you can upload photos in the message but I will try.
    Congratulations for your work.
14. Unrelated thought, are those shop aprons for sale anywhere? I find I don't like being sprayed with metal chips and if I'm buying a shop apron I'd love to be able to help support the channel or the website for all the help that they both provide.
15. Progress is good.
    
    South Bend used set screws with brass bits for various things too. Many of mine were missing the brass shoes, and honestly I found them to be cumbersome to deal with extracting so I got brass tipped set screws from McMaster to replace them. Easier than fishing little parts out to lose, and it won't wreck the threads either.
16. Looks very sharp. Nice work!
17. Looking good.
18. It's looking absolutely great! cant wait for part 7!
19. Hi Keith,
    you do such a great Job to restoring your new LeBlond Lathe, and took so much effort in it.
    But I do not understand that you take no (brass)punch to take your taper pins in place.
    I think that would help the fresh paint stay fresh, without any "dings" and "dongs".
    That is the way that i learned to do it.
    I hope that my "harsh critic" is not missunderstood. ;-)
    Greets from Germany
20. Looking great Keith.