G4003G able to stop carriage threading feed with minimal pressure

[hman]

Not too long after I got my Grizzly DF1224G/G1003 12x24 lathe, I was power feeding lengthwise at a relatively high speed. Went to click off the feed lever, and I moved it too far - all the way into cross feed. Luckily, no damage to the lathe. But it sure uglified my part! So I added a swing-away stop to prevent accidental cross feeding.

 

[westerner]

Glad ya got it figured out. I was thinking of the time my Ford 351 Windsor sheared the roll pin securing the distributor drive gear to the dizzy shaft. It sheared, spun 180 degrees, and then grabbed again. Crispy valve stem seals, crumbling into the oil pan and picked up by the oil pump, bound it up and overcame the pin. I don't mind telling ya, that was a head-scratcher for quite a little bit.

 

[keeena]

Thanks @epanzella. I noticed that as well; the cross slide is typically close-ish to end of outwards travel and the risk if accidentally enabling wrong feed. @hman - the G4003G has a safety to prevent over-throw, but smart mod on yours.