New 9a cross slide stuck

[ericc]

You found a die for the bushing thread? At this point I think the bushing is toast unless I add some metal back. Assume brazing is the right approach for cracked part, then re drill and tap the oil hole. As you can see, easy and slow may not be my strengths!

You will get better. After I bought my first lathe, I improved a lot. And I did break a lot of stuff. Still do. You pretty much have to in order to make some progress, and you'll have to figure out how much is about right.

I meant, I found a die for the shaft thread, not the bushing thread. I would recommend slowly using a file to clean up the thread on the bushing. A thread gauge may help in this task. This thread should not have to hold much force. Most of the force will be downward on the cross slide.