Mini Lathe Carriage Fine Manual Feed

[jjr2001]

The rack and pinion drive for the carriage gets the job done but it is coarse when you want a fine finish.
So, I Tapped the end of my 16 tpi lead screw, made a shaft to fit, made a bracket to hold the shaft, bought a 16 tpi graduated dial from LMS, found an old handle from my junk box, put it all together and presto a nice fine carriage feed. The added benefit is that it keeps the hot chips away from me since I run it from the tail stock end of the lathe.

Cheers, JR