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I have seen these bronze oil fill cuts up to the 1915 10 inch . Both my 1910 and 1914 head stocks have them. There should be a ball end oil plug in them
Yes you have the correct oil cups for an early 10 inch like mine. I do have the plugs that go in these oil cups. The bearings really look OK John. I wish
Hi Richard, South Bend says the shipping date was January 1915 so that is the date I use. The serial number 2568 seems to indicate a manufacture date of 1913
Hi John, Curious about when your lathe was built. I have not seen oil fill ports like yours. Regards, Richard [Attachment(s) from John Maurer included below]
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