Half Nut Adjustments?

[Wongster]

Dave,

Did I pass the test? No mistake there, Dave. Good reminder. I was wondering why didn't the handwheel on the apron turn with the half nut engaged when I first got the lathe. I don't have such on my Sherline...

I couldn't figure out that part on not being able to remove the half nut altogether. From the diagram, it should. Maybe it is just too tightly fit. A good buddy of my blog pointed out that I may need to use 2 one-sided razor blades to carefully knock it out of the 4 pins used for alignment. From the diagram, it seems that there is no adjustment available even with it apart. So unlikely I want to risk not being able to put it back properly.

Over at the other forum, I posted the exploded diagram of the lead screw assembly when Andyf suggested lifting the leadscrew. I've it here to see if I can gather more suggestions before my next session to hopefully correct things.



Regards,
Wong