There is one problem that doesn't show in the pictures.
If you look at the tailstock end of the leadscrew you will see that it extends out by about three inch. When I got the machine it finished flush with the end of the rear mounting bearing. But as you can see, the machine has no dials nor a handle to wind the leadscrew with.
So I decided to bore out the rear bearing block and fit the extention. Then add a handle (done that) and make up a nice big dial.
Problem was, because I was doing the boring at work in the lunch break I rushed it and the resulting hole isn't quite true. It is a good fit on the leadscrew. But if I fit the taper doweland tighten up the two bearing retaining screws I can't turn the leadscrew.
Investigation has shown where the error is, and I need to put a good fitting piece of bar through the bearing block, clamp this down to the mill bed and leveling up the block as neccesary, skim the block back to parrallel with the bar. Then add a small shim (about ten thou) and things should be ok.
Dave.
Moral: Don't rush things at lunch time. Concentrate on your sandwiches.
