Hello: I am very much a newbie when it comes to machining. I have a 9C south bend lathe and a 60s era bigger lathe. I’m slowly getting better using the lathe.
I am now trying to get an older mill working. The machine itself seems to work fairly decent. However, the lead screw and nut for the side to side movement is stripped out. It is also is missing the spacer piece(jib maybe), for one side of the bed. The lead screw is metric. I believe it is a 3 acme thread.
Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get a new screw and nut and where to get the spacer piece.
Another thought we have, since we are only going to be doing small pieces, is to get a compound vice and mount it to the bed and not use the controls for the bed.
I am now trying to get an older mill working. The machine itself seems to work fairly decent. However, the lead screw and nut for the side to side movement is stripped out. It is also is missing the spacer piece(jib maybe), for one side of the bed. The lead screw is metric. I believe it is a 3 acme thread.
Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get a new screw and nut and where to get the spacer piece.
Another thought we have, since we are only going to be doing small pieces, is to get a compound vice and mount it to the bed and not use the controls for the bed.