Lathe Cross Slide Problem

[EdK]

Not good news. There doesn't appear to be a way to make this work. Just plain not enough room. I obviously screwed up some measurement because I remember measuring the depth of the trough prior to making the drawing for the nut.

The saddle is only 3/8" thick at the trough so not enough meat there to remove some to allow the nut to fit. I can't remove enough material from the nut to get it to fit either. At this point I think my only option is to work with the original nut and make the mounting surface flat and then shim it to the center-line of the lead screw.

Sorry to have wasted your time Ken.

Ed