skotl
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Darn, buttocks and poo are three words I did not use when this happened
I was using the power cross slide and wasn't paying attention when it crashed into its farthest extension. At that point, the manual cross slide lever would only allow it to move half a turn in either direction.
The good news is that the lead screw and feed rod are still working so it doesn't look like I wrecked any of the back gears, nor did I kill the sacrificial pin.
But... the cross slide was well and truly stuck. After a painful half an hour I've managed to get the cross slide off to reveal this:
That ?brass? lug is stuck tight on the screw so I suspect that I've churned its threads up. Is it brass because it is also supposed to be sacrifical?
I've tried heating it and turning the screw but it's stuck tight. Any suggestions? I'm thinking drastic (careful!) surgery with an angle grinder or dremel to get it off, then hopefully I'll be back on here with dimensions to see if anyone with a working lathe is able to make me a replacement.
Here's some other pics if that helps...
I was using the power cross slide and wasn't paying attention when it crashed into its farthest extension. At that point, the manual cross slide lever would only allow it to move half a turn in either direction.
The good news is that the lead screw and feed rod are still working so it doesn't look like I wrecked any of the back gears, nor did I kill the sacrificial pin.
But... the cross slide was well and truly stuck. After a painful half an hour I've managed to get the cross slide off to reveal this:
That ?brass? lug is stuck tight on the screw so I suspect that I've churned its threads up. Is it brass because it is also supposed to be sacrifical?
I've tried heating it and turning the screw but it's stuck tight. Any suggestions? I'm thinking drastic (careful!) surgery with an angle grinder or dremel to get it off, then hopefully I'll be back on here with dimensions to see if anyone with a working lathe is able to make me a replacement.
Here's some other pics if that helps...