rabler
Cast Iron
- Joined
- May 25, 2020
- Location
- Rural S.W. Indiana
The Monarch 610/612, and probably other larger lathes, had a manual crank on the tailstock that engages the carriage rack to allow the fairly heavy tailstock to be moved. My lathe was missing that crank mechanism when I bought it, so I am fabricating a replacement.
Does anyone have an original crank mechanism? I am curious how Monarch designed this so that the pinion gear engaged the rack but didn't rub against the bed. Maybe it did? The parts diagram does not give me any ideas.
Does anyone have an original crank mechanism? I am curious how Monarch designed this so that the pinion gear engaged the rack but didn't rub against the bed. Maybe it did? The parts diagram does not give me any ideas.