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Thanks Jack, that helps. Another couple of questions:
The headstock seems to be running fine with one exception--it will make a fairly loud squealing noise when I brake the spindle. No noise when it's in gear. It seems like the squealing happens just after the hydraulics finish the shifting--maybe 2-3 seconds after I brake the spindle.
The squealing goes away after about 5-10 minutes of running the lathe. Any idea what might be going on here?
I want to pop the cover off the headstock and have a look inside, but I'm having trouble getting it off. I've removed all the bolts on the top of the cover, but even so it won't budge. Are there other bolts I need to remove?
On another topic, I've started to make a plan of attack on the power feed lever. I'm going to try to turn the internal parts for another one and use the existing handle and spring.
I didn't take the top off of my headstock. I drained/replaced the oil but didn't go inside. I do have a bit of noise from the hydraulic pump when starting up the machine, but it goes away in a minute or so.
Looks like your feed lever project should be fairly easy to do.
Jack