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Boxford back from the dead
Jim Dobson:
Nice restoration!
seadog:
There is a spring detent on the rear lever end of the spindle.
Unless it changed, the back gear runs on plain bushes. You need to remove the bolt and washer on the right hand side of the shaft, slacken the (non-existant?) detent (grub screw on the underside of the casting), and then draw the spindle out. There are spacer washers inside between the gear and the casting.
Slacken the front lever screw and tap it with a soft-faced mallet, it should start to move.
If it is a unified thread form you might be able to shave it with a chaser. There's not a great deal to remove. Remember the chuck location is purely from the plain register behind the thread. The thread's only purpose is to hold the chuck on the spindle.
nrml:
I use paraffin to wash out old grease. It is cheap, doesn't fill the room with nasty fumes as quickly and is less of a fire hazard than solvents.
chipenter:
The South Bend register is 1.509" all the Boxford face plates I bought for mine needed enlarging , so you might have to recut the threads .
Will_D:
Talking of English lathe's quality, check this out:
At 13:20 or so: under water induction hardening of the gear teeth: Awesome!!
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