On 16 Jan 2005 21:09:21 -0800, "TheAndroid"
wrote:

I should have been clearer. The feed handle is turning to a point where
it becomes REAL tight in both directions. This is what makes me think
it is locked somehow. Sorry about that.

When you say you loosened the gibs..exactly how did you do that?
Does yours have a series of gib screws along the side of the slide, or
a slotted screw head on both ends of the slide?

The two slotted screws are pushers. You loosen one, and push with the
other, and visa versa.

Most of these types of gibs..not all..but most will have the gib
comeing out (loosening) when the gib is pushed towards the operator.
If you simply loosened the two screws...it aint gonna move if its a
bit rusted in.

The second question is...how do you remove the power feed from the
cross feed? It sounds to me, if its not a frozen gib, that you have
the cross feed locked in.

Got a picture of the slide and apron? Some of those
longitudnal/crossfeeds are not particularly intuitive if you are not
familiar with this type .

Many of the Clausings use a single lever that is lifted to engage the
feed. .However...it must be pulled out to the Right and lifte to
engage the cross feed, and pushed in to the Left and lifted (or pushed
down) to engage longitudnal feed. Its easy to not know which is which
and be trying to move the master lead screw with the cross slide
crank..which aint going to happen.

Gunner

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