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Hi, Can the gearbox gear selections be made with the lathe & gearbox running? Or should you stop the lathe put the tumbler reverse lever into neutral and then select the required gears? Regards, Steve T

I have an 8" Boxford shaper that does not have a clutch as such. There is a handle which releases tension on the belts and ,according to the manual, can be used as an emergency stop. However releasing the belt tension does not stop the ram moving as the motor continues running and the belts tend...

I'm just about ready to machine a crankcase to fit 3/8"x1/2"x5/8" oilite bearings. In my mind I seem to remember advice that the hole should be to size even though the O.D. & I.D. of the bearing are slightly oversize. The bearing is then force fitted into the hole and the oilite material...

I could really do with turning some small items with the lathe running in reverse. This of course risks the chuck unscrewing. Has anyone come up with a workable solution to secure the chuck other than that used on the big bore Myfords which would mean modifying the spindle nose. Any suggestions...

Hi, My apologies if this has already been covered but I do seem to get much sense from the search function. I'm interested in fitting DRO to my S7 and would be interested in any views on the following questions. 1 Any drawback with the Allendale/ Machine DRO embedded cross slide system? Does the...