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I came out of retirement to help a buddy get his shop running. I finally made it to his #8 Warner & Swasey M-1200 lathe today. First, it's been badly neglected for lubercation... both carriages have dried up grim on them that I'm working on getting cleaned & lubed. The longitudinal carrage feeds ok fwd & rev under power, but movement by the hand wheel is very hard. The cross feed carriage hand wheel appears to be frozen or stuck (the carriage clamp is in the loose position). I did power feed it most of the way out... but that is it and will not move in or out now. When I engage the "engagement lever" with the "feed lever in rev... I get a slight grinding of the gears like they are trying to engage.
The Square Turret Indexing & Binder Handle also does not move. What"s the trick?
It's been awhile since I worked one of these... am I doing something wrong? How do I get the the cross feed carriage to move again?
The Square Turret Indexing & Binder Handle also does not move. What"s the trick?
It's been awhile since I worked one of these... am I doing something wrong? How do I get the the cross feed carriage to move again?