I just picked up my first lathe, an Atlas Clausing 5310 12x36. Machine ran well in all gears and most everything worked properly.
The clutch needs adjustment, per the owner it sometimes pops out when under heavy load. I played with the clutch and look at is as we operated it and it appears the linkage is just loose and preventing it from "camming" over into a solid locked position.
Any experience with that? Sound right?
Threading gear selector is finicky to slide left and right. Was worried, but then realized the shaft it slides on was gummed up, gears all look good.
Brings me to the power cross feed. Cannot get this lever to budge. Definitely have the half nut disengaged (lever down). Manual cross feed works fine, I do hear a faint clicking as it turns. Any ideas?
The clutch needs adjustment, per the owner it sometimes pops out when under heavy load. I played with the clutch and look at is as we operated it and it appears the linkage is just loose and preventing it from "camming" over into a solid locked position.
Any experience with that? Sound right?
Threading gear selector is finicky to slide left and right. Was worried, but then realized the shaft it slides on was gummed up, gears all look good.
Brings me to the power cross feed. Cannot get this lever to budge. Definitely have the half nut disengaged (lever down). Manual cross feed works fine, I do hear a faint clicking as it turns. Any ideas?