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Hi Jose
At last I understand sorry to be so dim. Yes my lathe was the same a short screw, no lock nut.
If you do the mod all these problems disappear .the new gibs are located by the radius's on the nuts stopping any side movement of
the gib .this is a great improvement over the original system you will find the lathe, far better to use. and almost no fussing around
with the adjustments. In 2 years I have only readjusted once and i think this was due to ths gibs bedding in.
Regards Brian.
I have decided to go on with this mod, since I can never get the saddle adjustment right. Looking at your plans, I am a bit puzzled with the radii on the nuts; did you make them by hand with a file? Is this accurate enough? I thought I might try tapping through a tit nut and then using contact adhesive to prevent them from self undoing but still being able to undo if there is a need; what do you think?
José
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