You could easily have a new leadscrew and half nut made up for your lathe. Buying anything used will almost insure you are buying something run out beyond useful life. Anyway, I’ve purchased a cross

I don't think this lathe has been tinkered with at all - it has all of the original wrenches, change gears, face plate, centers, and even the book. And anyway, the one thing that couldn't possibly

That should fit Dorian as well. From memory (1800 mi. from home), Dorian CXA tool holder uses a 3/8" adjusting stud.

Put those up on eBay and I bet they would sell like hotcakes. Aloris wants a fortune. Looks good. Al

Hi There, I hope all of you are well and bearing up during this pandemic. Being stuck at home does have its advantages. I've been working on making some dies for a special project. I have some

Information on tags is subject to being wrong due to parts-swaps over the decade. For example, the catalog number on the quick-change gearbox chart on my 9A is wrong. It is quite likely

My 9C bed measures about 36.5" (overall bed length) Maybe your lathe is actually a 3.5' bed, and it's mis-marked?

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