So, still a lot of steps to go, but just made 20 of the bushings that are needed to fix endshake (unless you stretch the collar). Spent about 12 hours at the shop doing a bunch of projects, which would likely have taken a normal person about 30 min. But what can you do.
Most of the time I spent on the DRO hardinge that has a powerfeed. It'll be hard to get used to something w/ less luxury!
Unfortunately I used cold rolled steel instead of something harder, so they will likely wear too fast. I'm redoing them with "A2" tool steel, which is soft enough that cutting isn't a chore (which it would be if I used drill stock) but you can then harden it using a torch and a blower ("A" in "A2" is for air hardening).
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