Lathe Carriage Stop

[MedfordChris]

so - if "it is easy to overshot the mark" what happens when the carriage does hit the stop and try to keep moving - does it damage the nut, disengage somehow or what?
Thanks in advance :thinking:

You have to disengage the half-nut from the lead screw BEFORE the carriage hits the stop (or bad things happen). Then you can manually feed the last bit by hand until you contact the stop. That way every cut ends in exactly the same spot.

 

[xalky]

so - if "it is easy to overshot the mark" what happens when the carriage does hit the stop and try to keep moving - does it damage the nut, disengage somehow or what?
Thanks in advance :thinking:

PS: I often set the dial indicator so that it only moves a few thou before time to cut off - kind of a "soft stop"

You have to disengage the half-nut from the lead screw BEFORE the carriage hits the stop (or bad things happen). Then you can manually feed the last bit by hand until you contact the stop. That way every cut ends in exactly the same spot.

Exactly, the carriage stop allows you to stop at the exact same place every time while manually feeding the carriage. It's not for automatic use.

I've seen many carriage stops that do actually disengage the carriage at the end, but thats way more than what we're talking about here and for a different discussion.

 

[283v8]

thanks guys. Always good to have an education. You just gave me some:thumbsup: