Wartime 16 with cast steel or cast iron cross feed nut?

hrolen · Dec 5, 2018

Guys I have begun cleaning up my WWII south bend 16. After removing the cross slide and compound I began working on the apron. Today I removed the cross feed screw/nut from the taper attachment and noticed something was different about the cross feed but. It was what looked to be a cast steel. My other wartime machine was earlier and had brass nuts and tags. This machine had sheet metal tags on the gear box and end of the lathe. The compound nut is brass. Do any of you know if this was common during this era to substitute a cast steel nut on the cross slide? Or was this common place on the larger swing lathes in general? Thanks

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garyphansen · Dec 6, 2018

They were never made of cast steel or brass, only cast iron or bronze.

Rob F. · Dec 6, 2018

Most all copper was diverted to war, hence the steel pennies

duckfarmer27 · Dec 6, 2018

hrolen -

My January 1945 Heavy 10 has cast iron for both the nuts. As well as steel data plates instead of brass.

Dale

Spinit · Dec 6, 2018

Interesting. I think of steel penny’s they were used during WW2. Materials during wartime might mean using different materials I think?

Spinit · Dec 6, 2018

We during war will adjust materials when we do not receive the ideal materials to do the job. Just considering wartime and the available materials available.

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