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Would the oil make a difference? I was using motor oil rather than proper cutting oil/fluid.

Noted, thanks.

The results are in. So I cleaned everything up, oiled the parts and assembled and adjusted the gibs one more time. I chucked up a piece of 3/4" Home Depot hot roll steel and started to make a parting pass. I have to guess this is made from the stuff they can't make bed frame angle iron out of...

The machine itself has seen its share of use, but not terribly abused. Used enough to wear out the cross slide nut. I will clean it up and adjust again and see where it goes. Thanks for taking the time to look and 'splain things to me.

Here are a couple of shots. Now that you explained it to me, the gibs are tapered. The compound gib has only an adjusting screw at one end, with no lock screw. The cross slide does have a lock screw at one end and a adjusting screw that the other. When I took off the cross slide, the gib stayed...

That is something I can certainly check out. I have had both apart a few times not fully understanding what you have just pointed out. Don't know if it is possible to install them wrong but it's easy enough to check. Thanks.

I have a question for the group. I have a 10" Taiwanese lathe and the cross slide and compound don't have adjusting screws for the gibs on the sides of the castings, only at the ends. They will tighten things up, but the tool post will still rock a bit on heavy cuts and makes it so I am afraid...

Built a work light for the lathe.

I built a trellis, armature, plant-holder-upper-thing that started in the garage with notchin', weldin', grindin' and paintin'. Dug some holes and put it in the ground and hung 100 lbs. of Staghorn fern on it.

Regarding battery drains, I have had 2 that were found by accident. 1)Cheap aftermarket stereo in the motorhome, the clock and station memory sucked the battery dead in a couple of weeks. Clipped that wire. 2)In my 1988 Mustang the battery would go flat in a couple of weeks and I could not...

RagTop. I picked up a similar pair of nippers a while ago, made in Sweden, and according to the Googles they were used to cut piano wire.

Thank you. The screw is pretty good. There is very little lash along the travel of the slide. I guess the screw was harder than the iron nut it was driving.

Made a new cross slide nut for my lathe. The original was made of iron and barely had enough thread left to face the new part. Don't have a mill so I did the slot with files. It fit without much of a fuss, and works soooo much better than the iron original.

LS. Try here for 21" belts. https://www.mcmaster.com/sanding-belts

Thanks for the input all, I think alcorelli nailed it. Looks like this is the answer.......

Found this in a box of tools. Has numbers UB0003014 stamped on it, no name or logo. Pull the handle and the center pin spreads the outer prongs and it all retracts into the case. A puller or compressor of some kind?

Out of space and money but I'm in! What could possibly go wrong?

Happy New Year all, and happy hunting in 2020.

Very cool BB.

No TV in the garage. I go out there to be able to concentrate on a project or goof off. Lot's of good music to stream.