South Bend T Slot Cross Slide
I finally got sick and tired enough of the sloppy feel of the T-nut on my Aloris tool post and decided to make a “corrective” base to bridge the wallowed out compound on my South Bend Lathe. Any of you guys out there with a lathe that came from a High School shop class probably know the situation I was up against. As a further note, if you order the slide for the Atlas lathe, you get a cross slide with T-slots the full length of the slide, instead of partial as with the SouthBend one. There is a LOT of spare metal in.
scritch
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South Bend T Slot Cross Slide
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- Nov 18, 2015
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I just got a 'free' South Bend 9A. 'Free' because it needs a tailstock, a toolpost, and some serious work in the quick-change gearbox. Luckily, my brother is a machinist and can make me new gears.
The problem is that I cannot get the cross-slide free. It's a non-taper-attachment model, so the lead-screw nut is made such that I can't just take the screw out of it and try to slide it out. So I have to unscrew it or slide it out by taking off the dial and bushing. Unfortunately, the lead-screw is solid stuck. Like it's welded!
I did manage to get the crank and dial off, and the cross-slide itself is loose on the saddle, but I haven't managed to get the bushing off of the cross-slide casting. It is very solid in there. I think that's where the lead-screw is stuck; maybe corroded in there.
Any suggestions on ways to loosen up the lead-screw in the bushing and cross-slide casting? I've been putting Liquid Wrench in it, so I'll see what happens tomorrow, and if that doesn't work, is a torch a good idea?
The problem is that I cannot get the cross-slide free. It's a non-taper-attachment model, so the lead-screw nut is made such that I can't just take the screw out of it and try to slide it out. So I have to unscrew it or slide it out by taking off the dial and bushing. Unfortunately, the lead-screw is solid stuck. Like it's welded!
I did manage to get the crank and dial off, and the cross-slide itself is loose on the saddle, but I haven't managed to get the bushing off of the cross-slide casting. It is very solid in there. I think that's where the lead-screw is stuck; maybe corroded in there.
Any suggestions on ways to loosen up the lead-screw in the bushing and cross-slide casting? I've been putting Liquid Wrench in it, so I'll see what happens tomorrow, and if that doesn't work, is a torch a good idea?