New Bolt for Lathe Spindle Control Lever

[Paul Jones]

I have been making improvements to my 12”x37” geared-head gap bed lathe requiring removing the lathe spindle control lever before removing and adjusting the carriage lead screw. Originally the lever was assembled with a roll pin and later using a cotter pin. I replaced the cotter pin with a custom bolt and jam nut combination in order to make the disassembly and assembly much easier. The 0.208” dia. by 2.25” long custom bolt is threaded 10-32 and the jam nuts are a combination of a knurled cylindrical nut and a hexagonal nut. All parts are made from 12L14 steel.

[kbalch]

Thanks Paul! I've added your Lathe Spindle Control Lever Bolt to our Lathe Accessories category, as well as to your builder page: Paul Jones' Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Lathe Spindle Control Lever Bolt by Paul Jones

tags: lathe, spindle, threading, lever

[DIYer]

Very nice, Paul. Little things, but shows TLC for the stuff we have.

[Christophe Mineau]

Very nice, Paul. Little things, but shows TLC for the stuff we have.

Agree with you DIYer, but, forgive my ignorance, what means TLC ?

[Paul Jones]

TLC = "Tender Loving Care"