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12 May 2025 at 18:12 #797582
manfromthemist
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Hi My names Barry from Northumberland in the UK. I’ve recently bought a colchester Student and installed it in my garage hooked upto and inverter,

I was hoping to get started using it but it has a little issue which I would like to address just to make my life easier when using it,

hope you guy’s can help
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12 May 2025 at 18:29 #797590
manfromthemist
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the little issue I’m having is the lever on the front of the head stock that changes the direction of the lead screw will engage a gear when rotated anti clockwise and the lead screw turns feeding th sadle into the chuck and the cross slide from the center out, but When I go to reverse the direction by turning the lever fully clockwise it rotates about half a turn and comes up against something solid but doesn’t engage any gear and does’nt drive the feed system,

I’ve removed the top of the headstock hoping to see whats in there for something that may be obvious, but I need to drain the oil to see whats under it. Any help or guidance would be very much appreciated.
12 May 2025 at 18:54 #797599
Harry Wilkes
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Welcome to the forum

H
12 May 2025 at 18:56 #797602
Grizzly bear
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Hi,

Got it, crystal ball is now covered up.

Good luck…………
12 May 2025 at 21:00 #797634
SillyOldDuffer
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On 12 May 2025 at 18:56 Grizzly bear Said:

Hi,

Got it, crystal ball is now covered up.

Good luck…………

Ditto!
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