Originally Posted by
PDW
Depends on your definition of 'standard sizing'. But IMO - no. Nearly EVERY moving part on a quality lathe is hand fitted. There are exceptions but as a general rule, if it slides on another surface, it's a precision fit.
H&F customer service is legendary. Half mythical and the other half past history.....
I'm not trying to be insulting here (I can be though...) but you really need to get someone who knows what they're doing around machine tools to help you disassemble and assess the condition of that thing. Every thing you're doing so far is digging a deeper hole. Keep it up and soon it'll really be scrap.
The thing you *have* to keep in mind is, THERE ARE NO SPARE PARTS. What you have is what you have. Break it and if you can't make another (or ask someone to do it for you) then you are SOL getting that machine to work again.
PDW