I Need Help

[southbend13]

Hey i just got a southbend 13'' turret lathe ser#9613tkx14
year 1963 given to me and i canot seem to get the power feed on the turret to work i can get the power feed on the top of the turret where the tools go all seems to work their but the turret body assembly does not seem the have any feed up and down the bed the only way i can move it is to push it by hand and their is no way to lock it in place ether is this normal ??????

[Noel]

I assume by turret you mean the carriage that sets on the lathe ways.

The large wheel on the apron should run the carriage back and forth. If not, something has failed.

The farthest right allen bolt on the top of your carriage is a lock device. The bottom part may have fallen off. It clamps the carriage to the ways when you need to lock it.

The lack of feed up and down the ways is a function of the halfnuts. The Half nuts split open to release the lead screw by a lever located on the front of the apron. When they are closed they form a nut that engages the lead screw and drags the carriage back or forth.

I hope I understood your question!

Noel