Hi Frank, I'm new on here as well, took me a while to figure out the piccy posting procedure, just under the new post editing frame there is a 'browse' button alongside the picture file location slot, hit the browse button, navigate to your suitably reduced [800x600] seems to be acceptable, then hit...

Hi Pete, I thank you for that, it's brilliantly simple, providing the feed screw is of full constant form, don't get me wrong, I'm not in anyway nitpicking, just alluding to the maybe. Our cross feedscrew is worn in two places, it looks as though it's been stretched, but the topslide screw is a good...

Hi Pete,

I wouldn't mind being enlightened regarding this acetal business, is it like moulding in epoxy resin or such?

Bernard

Glad you brought that up, it will remind me to number the dial the other way, my son will just have get used to screwing the topslide in reverse....hehe

Bernard

Sorry folks, I'd already resized but uploaded the wrong ones, I've now uploaded the right sizes 800x600, I didn't mean to cause any problems, as I'm new to posting on here, and didn't quite know the procedure for the pictures. I'm using an acme thread for the feedscrew, as we've bought a 1/2" x 10tp...

Hello again, I think I'll end up making a new spindle for my son, along with the end gear, that's also damaged, I'm also making an imperial cross feed screw and nut for him, when we get the headstock casting back it'll want truing up, so there's aplenty to do....... I made up this tool quickly to re...

Yes,Yes and bloody yes...........

rotorhead

Hello folks, My son bought a Viceroy TDS 1/1GB, through the Homeworkshop.org website(to which we hold no fault with), from someone down in South Wales. I told my son to strip it, because no doubt it would have a bit of wear and tear, - not half, I honestly believe that the misuse was discovered, the...

Hello Folks, I've been trying to locate the drawings for the cross feedscrew, I would like information regarding the DP of the power drive gear on said feedscrew. I've downloaded many various drawings, but non give details of the actual DP of the integral gear, or even the thread form (modified squa...