Kerry 1124 lathe – some healing required

[Andrew CoxParticipant @andrewcox35130]

Hi all

Just to close the loop on this one. Over the holiday, I finished the repair to my top slide. I took Martin Johnson's advice (option 2); basically removing 1/4" from the end of the slide, and re-boring / tapping the holes for the gib adjustment screw.

There was a slight interlude involving a broken screw………….. and a broken screw extractor….which required a visit to a local spark-erosion specialist. (It's very handy to live near Coventry, where such services are readily available).

Just today, I made a replacement screw. It has a 1/2" diameter head and a 3/16 BSF, threaded section, 1" long. I thought I might struggle to turn the thin section, but I followed some advice on Joe Pieczynski's YouTube channel, which worked like a dream. All in all, I'm happy with the result.

Next job, make a new dial that reads 0 to 2.5mm to replace the one graduated 0- 2.0mm.

Thanks once again for the advice and support.

 

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[Andrew FirmanParticipant @andrewfirman12129]

Glad you managed to repair your top slide. I also have a 1124 and for those with Kerry lathes there is some info on them including manuals at

https://groups.io/g/Kerrylathes

Most of the info was transferred from Yahoogroups before it changed its service last December.

[Andrew FirmanParticipant @andrewfirman12129]

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Edited By Andrew Firman on 04/01/2020 23:09:22

[Andrew CoxParticipant @andrewcox35130]

Hi Andrew, thanks for the link. My membership application is pending…….

[Andrew FirmanParticipant @andrewfirman12129]

Hi Andrew (Cox), Hopefully you are now a member with posting rights……

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