Half nut problem

[Ulma Doctor]

Hi Rick,
at a guess, you may have a gear that has stripped inside the apron and/or the half nuts are d.o.a.

here is a lathe manual that will have parts very similar to yours.
if you look on manual page 49, you'll see the breakdown of the apron.

 

[RickMc]

Thanks for the manual. The half nuts are stripped out. I'll order new ones along other parts after I finish my cleaning.

 

[RickMc]

There's not much that would surprise me on a used machine anymore.

A lot of wear hidden by all the dirt and swarf. I jump on this lathe too quickly but they don't come up for sale in my area too often. A lot of elbow grease and small parts should yield me a decent lathe. I'm learning a lot from this one.

 

[Chuck K]

A lot of wear hidden by all the dirt and swarf. I jump on this lathe too quickly but they don't come up for sale in my area too often. A lot of elbow grease and small parts should yield me a decent lathe. I'm learning a lot from this one.

Been there done that. You'll know better next time. I don't know what those half nuts look like, but you might be able to make them. I made a set for a Logan. They were pretty basic though. Sort of square...no brackets on them or anything.