Mini lathe carriage feed

[PJs]

Thanks Clark. They are all good to great sources in the beginning, to countless numbers I believe. Marty Nissen at Tools and Mods is another great source and inspiration for these mini's. It's part of why I built my site to pay homage those folks and pass it forward to others.

I can see the bolts now and still think it's a bit tough to get all the gear centers correct for proper mesh. Have considered bushing the wheel/rack gear and the other to reduce the lash mine has. Nice hand wheel you have! Shimming the rack and apron gets pretty decent mesh with the rack and a rework of the half nuts does wonders for engagement.

Like you said though a stepper requires all the other stuff...analog works for me.

Thanks again, PJ