Oh boy, this is the worst news :/ I would be willing to scrap this, but it was my fathers (since passed) and he bought it new in the 90’s. I messed it up moving it to my shop from his, so this is the source of my distress. I was thinking of finding a donor knee, but I don’t see any of these mill parts anywhere in the aftermarket world. You all agree it’s toast, but I might fly cut the rest of the broken guides on another mill, and attach a bearing rail system for the lead screw to drive in play of the ways. I know this is going to lead to a lot of fab work, but I don’t want to trash this for aforementioned reasons. Any thoughts on this? The rest of the mill is perfect aside from a broken handle in the saddle.
I appreciate all the replies.