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Have you tried turning the power back on, now that you have the feed lever free, then you the power feed to try moving the table back towards center?Cal,
I actually took the gib all the way out and still nothing. The X-axis leadscrew seems like it's what is wedged. I can rotate the feed driveshaft and that un-stuck the feed lever, but the leadscrew isn't going anywhere.
Thanks for the help.
If it's actually bound up in the nut (12-619) and backlash adjustment collar (12-620), then I think your next step is to try to remove the table, leaving the leadscrew in place.So, a pin spanner was able to get the locking ring loosened, but the adjuster still isn't budging. Does somebody by chance have a parts explosion of the table to I can get a better idea what my options are at this point?
If it's actually bound up in the nut (12-619) and backlash adjustment collar (12-620), then I think your next step is to try to remove the table, leaving the leadscrew in place.
The drawing in post #11 is for the machines built after the 1952ish redesign of the No. 12 (which was apparently happening in conjunction with the development of the No. 12's replacement, the No. 16). If you have a 1952 table, great. You need to remove the right side handwheel bracket (12-586), etc., unbolt the table from the left side handwheel bracket (12-977) and slide it off to the right.
The pre-1952 table doesn't have removable left-side bracket. You have to disassemble the dial assembly and remove the bearing to disconnect the table from the leadscrew.
Which type of table do you have?