So a few months ago, I was on this site telling of a older 1948 Logan/wards 9 inch lathe my father-in-law had which has not been run in more than 33 years. Finally got a chance to clean it up a few weeks ago and today I had the chance to play with it a bit. I am a complete nubie and will be learning from trial and error, the internet and you great people.
Two quick questions, everything seems to run ok but how much pressure or force should it take to turn the cross feed screw, it seems tight to me but have nothing to compare to in experience other than the compound rest and apron wheels, both of which seem easier to turn than the cross slide. Second, the cross slide graduated collar locking screw is stuck in the hole and initial attempts to loosen that tiny screw are not working. The lathe is still in my father in laws old garage and I will not get it home for several weeks, so not too many tools there to fall back on. I was thinking of attempting mild heating to see if that would break it loose but thought I should ask first. Thanks for any suggestions you have. John
Two quick questions, everything seems to run ok but how much pressure or force should it take to turn the cross feed screw, it seems tight to me but have nothing to compare to in experience other than the compound rest and apron wheels, both of which seem easier to turn than the cross slide. Second, the cross slide graduated collar locking screw is stuck in the hole and initial attempts to loosen that tiny screw are not working. The lathe is still in my father in laws old garage and I will not get it home for several weeks, so not too many tools there to fall back on. I was thinking of attempting mild heating to see if that would break it loose but thought I should ask first. Thanks for any suggestions you have. John