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CJL

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I picked up a Central Machinery 9 x 20 for free, and you know how that goes, if it's free, it's broken!
No belt, easy fix, Pinon and rack are buggered up, got the Pinon changed out and I'm going to try and flip the rack, it's jacked up close to the chuck end.
Ran through the apron, cleaned and oiled it all up.
Got it back together and the thread feed dosent move. Everything else is smooth as butter.
What did I miss?
 
If your referring to the threading dial
It's on a pivot. It will engage with the leadscrew when when pivoted in.
 
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I think its the half nut, the dial is working.
The lever that engages the thread feed is locked up. I can run the power feed, but not the threading feed.
 
I have a south bend, when the normal feed is engaged it locks out the threading feed.
I wonder if you have something similar, and if you traverse is engaged, (but clutched out)
 
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I like South Bend. I'll check it out, still have to build a bench for it.
I'll pull the apron again and dive into it
 
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