Republic lathe dial
Hello again,
Still moving slowly with my lathe spruce up... Was wondering if anyone had any insight into this item. I know the center portion is a threading dial, but what of the big pointer and the outer ring? When moving the cariage, the thread dial moves inside independent of the needle which also moves around the large scale. Is this a built in traveldial of sorts? Is it in metric maybe?
Also , some pics of the new paint. Motor got new bearings too. They were a little noisy.
Hello again,
Still moving slowly with my lathe spruce up... Was wondering if anyone had any insight into this item. I know the center portion is a threading dial, but what of the big pointer and the outer ring? When moving the cariage, the thread dial moves inside independent of the needle which also moves around the large scale. Is this a built in traveldial of sorts? Is it in metric maybe?
Also , some pics of the new paint. Motor got new bearings too. They were a little noisy.