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The tailstock end of the feed stop rod  is supported by this cool-looking doodad as part of the disengagement mechanism.
The carriage has a lever on it to engage and disengage the dog clutch. The lever is a simple up-and-down motion; this high-helix
fast-action double-lead thread turns that rotary motion into a left-right movement, to slide the dog clutch into or out of engagement.
The spool is a finely machined steel part, and it rides in poured babbit in the rod support. Fortunately it's all in good shape.





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