On my 9A and 10K UMD I suspend the drive assembly to a ceiling beam with a small block and tackle, through a rope going through the belt path in the headstock and release the pivot bolts. Then I use

Thanks for checking, George. That makes for a bit of a mystery, though... I believe this lathe to be completely stock, with all of the original parts it came with (even the "How To Run A Lathe"

what's the diameter of the lead screw , can it fit through the chuck & spindle ? animal

why don't ya do it on the lathe with the follower rest & a die grinder with a nice new endmill in the tool post animal

Be sure when you make your key that you cut it a half inch longer than the worm gear and that you use a piece larger in thickness than the true keys thickness so you can leave "dog ears" on each end

Cutting the keyway with the lathe milling attachment will be a tad tedious. A Miracle Point level would be handy. Making the keyway slightly undersize and using a keyway file to bring in the fit and

Key way can be cut without issue on a small mill . The operation does not require critical accuracy. Key way is to be wide enough for the apron worm key. This key is 3/16 wide and about 3”

Mark, 3' bed measures about 36-1/2" and the B and C leadscrews are about 39-3/4". Thanks, George H. Meinschein, P.E. Meinschein Engineering Consultants, LLC 150 Brittany Drive Freehold, NJ

The screw is not hardened, but yes, it may warp a bit. It wont be much, and you can straighten it by hand. -- "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"

Having done a little more research, I now have a new concern. Firstly, I think I probably could cut the keyway on the lathe, certainly with the milling attachment, but I could also probably figure

Are we talking about cutting a 42" long keyway? Typos are courtesy of autocorrect.

You dont need a milling attachment to cut a key way on the lathe. Especially if you've got a follow rest... just set your tool bits center on center (on its edge 90° to the left from normal) and with

I have cut many of keys with a milling attachment on a 10 inchLogan and now my 14inch South Bend over the past 50 years, Lathes were aroundmany years before milling machines just look at the tooling

You cannot cut the keyway with the lathe attachment. Well, you probably could, but it would be easier to hammer bamboo sticks under your fingernails. Ideally, you would have a friend with a mill

Actually it’s pretty simple. Take off both access plates on the cabinet. With a cabinet mount, just loosen the tensioning bar on the right side of the mounting plate and drop the mount and plate

Mark, I literally just got done with this myself on my 10L. Had to do it twice, unfortunately because my new motor pulley didn’t align correctly. Fun, I assure you. Anyway, I believe it’s

tool room I believe, the motor is under and hangs upside down (base upwards) the motor is very large and heavy.

If it’s an underdrive with the motor hanging from above, how about you tell us!! It is a real bear!! I just hung a 1 HP single phase in mine.... fingers and knuckles still hurt!! But for my two

I don't know what lathe ya have , but on my 9A I just remove the belt & tension rod & lay the motor assembly back till it stops & then unbolt the motor animal

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