My South Bend (a 13″ swing) looks very similar to Jeremy’s, and the maximum speed is around 1000 rpm. Modern metal lathes can go up to around 2500 rpm or so but the higher speeds aren’t used ...

In 1908, the brothers moved to the Singer Sewing Machine buildings on Madison Street and formally named their company South Bend Lathe Works. By 1919, they were producing 44 different sizes of one ...

A 1926 Ford Model T stopped in South Bend on Wednesday. It's the fourth day of the car's cross country trip on the old Lincoln Highway from New York City to San Francisco. But during this bucket ...