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Chas, on close inspection of the end of the external thread, it looks as though I have indeed managed to shear off the very end of the thread. I've found a thread grind / repair service nearby, so hopefully they'll be open on Monday! Thanks again for the suggestions, Gerry

Hi Chas, many thanks for the reply. You're right that I wasn't using the tailstock clamping bolt, deliberately (but maybe wrongly - I'm a beginner) - I was winding the tailstock wheel to push the drill bit into the wood. The problem is that these two parts simply won't screw together again. I...

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and hope a kind soul can help solve this annoying mystery. Apologies for the poor non technical description. I recently bought an Apollo Woodpecker lathe (sadly without instructions), and was getting on fine, until the tailstock decided to disassemble itself. I...