Long story short......
If I want to remove the carriage on this lathe to check for chips / scarf between the vees, is it as straight forward as lowering the apron out of the way, loosening off the lead/powerfeed screw bearing block, and sliding the carriage off the end of the lathe?
I think i want to attempt it without driving out the pins and completely removing the leads screws.... dumb idea if careful?
Im almost 100% certain that i will be able to get it apart without much difficulty, Will reassembly be tricky to do? will the rear and front gigs fall out when i remove the apron?
Or can i put it back together without adjusting gibs?
any comments appreciated.