Feed indicator

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On the front of my old Springfield "Ideal" is a hole tapped in 3/8 NC and above that is a smaller hole in the transmission casing tapped in 5/16NC.
The larger hole has a stub that swings back and forth a little. The only thing I could come up with is that the feed indicator assembly must
have gotten lost over the years. This lathe is or is very close to being a centegenarian and of course the operating manual if there ever was
one is long gone. I used part of the outside of an old shock absorber for the body and made the rest from scraps, a little gas welding and
a bit of machining for good measure.

P1030538.JPG
I threaded a brass indicator to the 3/8NC bolt and mounted it to the lathe. Now that I'm thinking about it, I bet the original indicator
had some sort of setup to increase the movement using a fulcrum or similar. P1030541.JPG
At any rate it looks like this now. I need to add some labels for forward, neutral and reverse and I will consider it done.

It's way too nice today to play in the shop so will be spending the rest of the day outside for a change. It's sunny and 48 degrees F and the snow
is melting quickly.
 
On the front of my old Springfield "Ideal" is a hole tapped in 3/8 NC and above that is a smaller hole in the transmission casing tapped in 5/16NC.
The larger hole has a stub that swings back and forth a little. The only thing I could come up with is that the feed indicator assembly must
have gotten lost over the years. This lathe is or is very close to being a centegenarian and of course the operating manual if there ever was
one is long gone. I used part of the outside of an old shock absorber for the body and made the rest from scraps, a little gas welding and
a bit of machining for good measure.

View attachment 400687
I threaded a brass indicator to the 3/8NC bolt and mounted it to the lathe. Now that I'm thinking about it, I bet the original indicator
had some sort of setup to increase the movement using a fulcrum or similar. View attachment 400688
At any rate it looks like this now. I need to add some labels for forward, neutral and reverse and I will consider it done.

It's way too nice today to play in the shop so will be spending the rest of the day outside for a change. It's sunny and 48 degrees F and the snow
is melting quickly.
 
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