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2 thou, that's nothing.. I would love 2 thou.I don't have a picture right now. I have about 2thou of play, The main issue is the thread. This is a very old lathe, and originally it was square thread and an odd size and tpi as well so I am going to make a new one of standard size and pitch using acme threads
edit: you always want to go in one direction.. I always feed in... If I need to come out, I come out further, and then go back in to the spot I want to go to. That prevents you from losing your values. I have a lot more play than 2 thou if I push the cross slide either way. I have a lot of backlash as well, and can still do some fairly accurate work.