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Locking up my cross slide

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John Hill:
John, can I just wind the cross slide off the back of the carriage, or do I need to move the splash shield?  I am seriously thinking of trying to get my DRO cable under the slide, where I have it at the moment it blocks my slide lock screw too (mainly because I used the threaded hole to anchor the cable!  ((didnt want to drill holes in the new lathe just yet!)))

BTW, my lathe is presumably much older than yours having stood in the showroom for several years and my saddle feed wheel is on the right hand side too,  my 'manual' shows both saddle types.

bogstandard:
John,

It looked like I had wound the slide off the end, but I took the easy way out.

I slipped the tapered gib strip out, undid the screw on the top holding the leadscrew nut in position, then with a lead hammer gently tapped down on the loose screw on top to release the nut from the slide, and then lifted the slide off the dovetails.

It looked to me as though the backsplash would need to be removed to get enough clearance to wind it off. But I will check later to verify for you.
There is also a screw and floppy washer in the end of the leadscrew that has to be removed. This is to prevent you winding off all the way accidentally.

John

bogstandard:
John,

Yes, you can wind the slide all the way off, but you will have to remove the gib strip plus the screw/floppy washer before it will come all the way off.

John

jemglen:
So enjoy reading your project and tinkering posts John and learn a lot too.  :clap:

Thank you  :thumbup:

Jerry

bogstandard:
Jerry,

I love that word, tinkering.

It really does sum things up at times, poking around the shop looking for little things to put right. I must use it more often.

John

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