8" Junior New Model South Bend 1932 model (above) This was the baby of the range and only offered for sale during 1931, 1932 and 1933 - although it is possible that some unsold stock might have lingered on into 1934. Everything was done to both produce the lathe as economically as possible and distance it in desirability from its very much more expensive brothers. Although both the spindle bore (at 3/4") and collet capacity  were the same as the 9" version, the spindle ran in the cast-iron of the headstock, the nose was reduced in size from 11/2" to 13/8" and given a 10 rather than an 8 tpi thread. Both the headstock spindle and tailstock centres were taken down from the usual No. 2 to a rather miserable No. 1  Morse taper, the drive belt was narrowed by 1/4" to a 1-inch width and the compound slide assembly was more lightly constructed with a smaller capacity toolpost. At around this time the beautiful but expensive and time-consuming black "Japanning" finish was dropped and the lathes finished in ordinary oil resistant paint of a dark grey slightly tinted with blue. The 8" Junior was listed with various between-centres capacities from as little as 61/2" to 301/2".
A wide variety of stands and countershaft-drive systems was offered for both the 8" and 9" Junior, from simple rear-mounted 3-speed units to complex under-drive systems built into solidly-constructed stands.
One option exclusive to the 8-inch (and only offered in the dedicated advertising sheets) was to have a single, plain slide instead of the compound unit - and if this was chosen then, in 1932, the cheapest 8" lathe could be whittled down to just $98, and the cheapest 9" $160 - a considerable saving in a time of economic depression and widespread unemployment.

South Bend "Model 5" - the first 9-inch lathe to carry the "Workshop" label was introduced during late 1933 or very early 1934 and was radically different to Junior Model illustrated at the top of the page. The bed, being some 50% narrower, was entirely different as were all the main castings and accessories - the two lathes may have looked similar but were, in reality, separate models with nothing in common. A separate section is devoted to the 9-inch Workshop lathe and its development during the 1930s.

1937 South Bend 9" Model R
The introduction of the 9" "Workshop" did not mean the demise of the original, heavier 9" lathe which continued in production for some time as the Model R. This was also the basis for the later 10" lathe, which looked identical but, judging by the numbers still in use, must have been much more popular - one significant improvement being the increase in spindle bore from 3/4" to a much more useful (and remarkable for so compact a machine) 13/8 ".
A simplified version of the R was also listed as the "Junior" model. This was mechanically identical but lacked the option of either a screwcutting gearbox or power sliding and surfacing. All Model R lathes were available for either bench or stand mounting.
A version of the early 9-inch, and possibly the Model R, was sold in Great Britain as the "UNITOL". These had all South Bend identification marks removed, even to chiselling off any letters cast into the bed.