Longshot379
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2019
I have recently acquired a late 1908 Lodge and Shipley lathe with a 16" swing and a 10' bed. After remounting the motor and doing a few other things, I finally got it running last night. I discovered what I think is a broken gear behind the apron which moves the carriage(?). With the lathe turning, I can engage the handle circled in green and everything works. The carriage moves away from the chuck, the threading indicating dial stops turning.
When I engage the red handle in either direction, The yellow shaft turns, but nothing else does. I'm guessing this is the feed control. While looking up behind the apron, everything appears to be turning and engaging smoothly. One gear with a small diameter and a large diameter( which engages the carriage wheel) appears to broken where the two diameters meet.
My question is how involved is it to remove the apron from the carriage? I have found four bolts on top that appear to hold it on. My thinking is remove the four bolts and pull it away from the machine. Are there any surprises that I need to be aware of behind it?
When I engage the red handle in either direction, The yellow shaft turns, but nothing else does. I'm guessing this is the feed control. While looking up behind the apron, everything appears to be turning and engaging smoothly. One gear with a small diameter and a large diameter( which engages the carriage wheel) appears to broken where the two diameters meet.
My question is how involved is it to remove the apron from the carriage? I have found four bolts on top that appear to hold it on. My thinking is remove the four bolts and pull it away from the machine. Are there any surprises that I need to be aware of behind it?