No I definitely typed in Ooops. The GD spell corrector change it on me. Jim B.

thx. Oh well.

Jim B You are eating too many Fruit Loops! You need a bigger key pad. Anon

There were two kinds of nuts used on theWorkshop. Some had cast iron nuts and others had brass. I believe the CI wasearlier. I had a CI one. I found the screw to beworn a bit in the middle. However,

Both wear.... usually because they do not get lubricated.. if you takeit apart might as well do both... I believe Steve is out of stock... I am sure he will popup Before taking it all apart be sure

It will unscrew..... I wish there was a way to lock it on Ed S

Oscar, how would I do that? How would I check out your work??

Usually a substantial part of the play isnot in the nut/screw but in the way the screw is retained in the casting. You can read about that part here. Theseare for the compound but the cross slide is

I have the S-4382 "T" slot cross slide kit from Metal Lathe so I can mount a back tool post for chamfers and simple stuff. I have tried it with tool mounted upside down for normal forward spindle

Is his assessment that the nut goes first right? Or should one start with the screw? Does mr Wells still have screw stock available?

check out the one i made into a take up nut

I'm going to replace that cross slide nut. Tools4cheap has them. I have 35 thou back lash and it seems like a lot to me and in any event annoying to the point I rely on a dial indicator for cuts

Loops! 14.5

The written word evolved over millennia. Over the last couple of hundred years we've managed to approach universal literacy. So now we are backsliding to pigeon symbols...

Now come on,, I don't think you guys are taking this seriously, the programmer probably doesn't see it as a gear / cog wheel, to him it will be a multi pointed star symbol, or suchlike with an

Jim, do you mean 14.4 or 14.5? When I joined, I reported our 14.5" x 6' which according to the formulas dates from Sept or Oct '43, although we can't justify forking out the $25 for the card. s/n

Thanks Ken. That's a great rule of thumb. Thanks, Jim, for the photos!

 keep in mind that the wider the form tool theheavier the downforce on your tool ... on a 9 inch hobby lathe about 3/8wide is approaching lots of chatter and even tool breakage. for production

Thanks that’s the earliest 14.4 wehave, Jim B. Hi Jim, I have a 14.5 SB that I would like to add to the list. Ship date is 9/28/48, 516FKR9, cat # 183C. Bottom of the serial card is a

Hi Jim, I have a 14.5 SB that I would like to add to thelist. Ship date is 9/28/48, 516FKR9, cat# 183C. Bottom of the serial card is a date 8/30/48stamped, maybe build date. Thanks the