Don't get overly eager

[matthewsx]

So over the weekend I finished and installed the replacement leadscrew and feed rod on my Bolton 13x40 project lathe. Apparently I got something wrong because the carriage stopped moving after engaging the feeds a few times.



Hopefully I can straighten it out well enough to at least make a replacement....


John

 

[DavidR8]

Ouch!
Aside from the bend is there other damage?

 

[matthewsx]

Ouch!
Aside from the bend is there other damage?

Nope, I'll heat it up and see if I can get it straight again.

 

[Papa Charlie]

When you say again, did you heat it up and straighten it previously?

 

[mattthemuppet2]

is that the hand wheel/ rack gear? What do you think caused stuff to bind up enough to bend it?

 

[matthewsx]

When you say again, did you heat it up and straighten it previously?

No, it’s the first time I bent it.

 

[matthewsx]

is that the hand wheel/ rack gear? What do you think caused stuff to bind up enough to bend it?

I think the feed rod bound up but not sure.

 

[matthewsx]

Thanks @Cooter Brown for the right way to fix this. I ordered a piece of 5/8 12L14 from McMaster Carr and proceeded to cut and fit it into the non-bent part of the gear.







Also filed the key that I think caused the binding in the first place.



Onward with the adventure....

John

 

[Cooter Brown]

Awesome Job!!!!

 

[matthewsx]

And it works....

John