01-25-2015, 04:00 PM
Hi Dan,
There is a very clear reason why the feeds are not working as they should!! The feed shaft is missing. If you look at the feed gearbox below where the lead screw comes out, there is a boss where another long shaft should run through the saddle and to the end bracket where the leadscrew is pivoted at the tailstock end, Without this you are using the leadscrew and halfnut to feed (not a good idea), which means you are limited to screwcutting speeds rather than feed speeds. Unless that is, that this is an Edgwick that did not have a feedshaft, which all the pictures I can find of Edgwicks clearly show a leadscrew and a feed shaft. try taking the halfnuts out of gear, then start the lathe, and with the lead screw running, turn the star wheel on the apron, and see if the sliding or surfacing feeds work. Can you take a picture of the side of the apron where the half nut lever is, then I will be able to tell you more. Edgwicks were quality lathes, and usually only the simplest (crudest) lathes feed off the leadscrew.
Phil
There is a very clear reason why the feeds are not working as they should!! The feed shaft is missing. If you look at the feed gearbox below where the lead screw comes out, there is a boss where another long shaft should run through the saddle and to the end bracket where the leadscrew is pivoted at the tailstock end, Without this you are using the leadscrew and halfnut to feed (not a good idea), which means you are limited to screwcutting speeds rather than feed speeds. Unless that is, that this is an Edgwick that did not have a feedshaft, which all the pictures I can find of Edgwicks clearly show a leadscrew and a feed shaft. try taking the halfnuts out of gear, then start the lathe, and with the lead screw running, turn the star wheel on the apron, and see if the sliding or surfacing feeds work. Can you take a picture of the side of the apron where the half nut lever is, then I will be able to tell you more. Edgwicks were quality lathes, and usually only the simplest (crudest) lathes feed off the leadscrew.
Phil
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