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These files are scans of original South Bend Lathe documents in my archives.  (Archives sounds so much better than 'pile of old books' doesn't it?)  Anyway, you will need Adobe Reader to view these documents.
1914
How to Run a Lathe
3rd Ed
300 dpi
2.7 Mb
1914
How to Run a Lathe
15th Ed
300 dpi
3.0 Mb
1917
First Year Lathe Work
1917 Ed
300 dpi
5.0 Mb
May 1918
Catalog
55
300 dpi
4.0 Mb
1920
Machine Shop Equipment for Vocational and Industrial Schools
2nd Ed
300 dpi
4.4 Mb
1920
How to Make an 8-inch Bench Lathe in the School Shop
1920 Ed
300 dpi
4.2 Mb
1925
The Correct Way to Machine Oversize Pistons
Bulletin No 85
400 dpi
4.5 Mb
1925
The South Bend Method for Refacing Valves in the Lathe
Bulletin No 86
400 dpi
4.2 Mb
1925
South Bend Shop Methods for Electrical Service Stations
Bulletin No 87
400 dpi
4.3 Mb
1925
The South Bend Method for Reboring and Regrinding Cylinders in a Lathe
Bulletin No 89
400 dpi
4.1 Mb
1928
New Model South Bend Brake Drum Lathe
Bulletin No 29
400 dpi
16.0 Mb
1928
South Bend Machine Shop Course
Bulletin No 55
400 dpi
8.0 Mb
1929
Auto Mechanics Service Book
No 66
400 dpi
14.9 Mb
1929
South Bend Hand Book No 33-C Showing Shop Kinks for the Auto Mechanic
Hand Book No 33-C
400 dpi
15.0 Mb
1929
South Bend Hand Book No 44 for the Mechanic
Hand Book No 44
400 dpi
15.1 Mb
1930
South Bend Hand Book No 33 for the Auto Mechanic
Hand Book No 33
400 dpi
14.9 Mb
1931
Latest Shop Practice
Bulletin No 30
400 dpi
5.8 Mb
1931
The Small General Shop
Bulletin No 50
400 dpi
3.9 Mb
1932
How to Grind Valves in the Auto Service Shop
Bulletin No. 1
600 dpi
2.1 Mb
1932
South Bend Lathes for Auto Service Shops
Circular No 36
400 dpi
2.9 Mb
1933
How to Make Bushings in the Auto Repair and Electrical Shop
Bulletin No. 7
600 dpi
1.4 Mb
1933
How to Test and True Differentials in the Auto Repair Shop
Bulletin No. 5
600 dpi
1.4 Mb
1935
Interesting Installations of South Bend Lathes
Book 71
600 dpi
19 Mb
1935
Repair Parts for South Bend Lathes
Bulletin 19-B
400 dpi
5.4 Mb
1936
How to Grind Valves
Bulletin 1A
400 dpi
2.3 Mb
1936
How to True Armatures
Bulletin 2A
400 dpi
2.1 Mb
1936
How to True Brake Drums
No 4A
300 dpi
2.0 Mb
1936
How to Test and True Differentials
Bulletin 5-A
400 dpi
1.6 Mb
1936
How to Bore Rebabbitted Connecting Rods
Bulletin 6-C
400 dpi
2.2 Mb
1936
How to Finish Pistons
Bulletin No 9
400 dpi
2.2 Mb
1936
What to Make on the Lathe
Bulletin No. 34
300 dpi
1.0 Mb
1936
How to Cut Screw Threads in the Lathe
Bulletin 36A
400 dpi
3.5 Mb
1939
Farm Mechanics in the School
Bulletin No 31-A
400 dpi
4.9 Mb
1941
Manual do Torneiro
38th Ed
300 dpi
6.7 Mb
1940
Manuel Pour l'Usage du Tour
37th Ed
300 dpi
6.7 Mb
1947
Curso Elementry de Instrucoes para o Ensino de Aprendizes de Torneiro Mecanico
Livro 30-P
600 dpi
12.7 Mb
1953
Manual del Tornero
52nd Ed
300 dpi
6.3 Mb
1954
School Shop Planning and Specifications Manual
400 dpi
50.0 Mb
Commercially Available Hardware Items
Form 1178
300 dpi
1.0 Mb

How to Install and Operate a South Bend Precision Vertical Milling Machine
Bulletin 6012
400 dpi
2.3 Mb

NON-LINEAR SCREW CUTTING ATTACHMENT - FOR 9-INCH SOUTH BEND LATHE
 
400 dpi
3.0 Mb
Belt Splicing Instruction
Bulletin No 600
300 dpi
3.0 Mb
Oiling Chart for 9 Inch Workshop Lathe Model A 
C-161
300 dpi
0.1 Mb
9 Inch Horizontal Adjustable Motor Drive Bench Lathe
EP-100
300 dpi
0.1 Mb
June 1978
Jeff Swayze Collection: South Bend Lathe Price List
1.5 Mb
Jeff Swayze Collection: South Bend Lathe Accessories Catalog -
7.6 Mb
MetalWorking.com: South Bend 7" Shaper Model CS100
0.6 Mb
MetalWorking.com: South Bend 9" Lathe Model CL 670Z
1.3 Mb
 
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