On 12 Jan 2005 20:18:21 GMT, Charles A. Sherwood wrote:
What, it didn't have one originally?

My rockwell does not have a quill return spring and looks like it never did. My friend owns a clausing 8520 and it does not have a quill return spring either
so I figured this was common practice on small machines.

Maybe I missed it, but did you post a model number or a link to photos?
I've got a small-ish Rockwell mill from the 70's that might be
similar enough to get useful information from (as well as the manuals
for same)

Dave Hinz