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- Sep 14, 2015
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If the turret post is stuck try with padding lite hits with dead blow hammer I'll bet it's rusted and the slide and carrage are the same. Some of the carriages on the lathes had a way lock on the back ways beside the front one. Try loosening the top carrage bolts then spray your lube cleaning mixture in all the casting splits or openings to get the lube in there not like you can pick it up and soak it in a pan. Just keep trying till it breaks free I'll bet it's just froze from gunk. Don't be afraid to loosen up the top half it won't fall apart but it will let stuff move about to get the lube in.
The Square Turret post (is that what you were talking about?) is my next project. Never used one, and I understand this one stoped working 3 months ago. How are they suppose to work? Once I know how they work I can most likely fix it.