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22nd May 2016, 09:50 PM #1Member
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Do you guys know where I can find a GMC wood lathe part?
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23rd May 2016, 02:50 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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Have you considered the 'refuse shop' at the local tip?
Sometimes you can find some unusual and hard to find parts/equipment etc. Just a thought
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23rd May 2016, 09:09 AM #3Retro Phrenologist
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From memory, the only things that screwed onto the spindle were a drive center or a faceplate. Neither of these is going to allow you to fit a pen mandrel
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23rd May 2016, 11:00 AM #4Member
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The drive center I was using worked fine for the pen mandrel. Just had to push it in there, no dramas with catching or anything.
I was at the refuse shop a few weeks ago, lots of mattresses, but nothing like that there
I'm contemplating finding some long nuts, and a big bolt, welding the bolt in place, and then grinding out the pattern. Not ideal, but could work, now I've got to find a place that has massive bolts, I don't think bunnings goes that big.
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23rd May 2016, 12:41 PM #5
In Sydney I have gone to Coventry Fasteners, which I think has been taken over or associated with Konnect? Not sure but the Konnect website is here, Konnect - Australasia's Bolt and Fastener Specialists and does have Coventry Group on their website.
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23rd May 2016, 01:38 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Not knowing the thread size or pitch, what about a large Jacobs chuck???
Screw that on and the chuck would grip the mandrel.
Or is your mandrel a morse tapered one?
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23rd May 2016, 03:30 PM #7China
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DeYoung's Have some large bolts at the moment
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23rd May 2016, 06:46 PM #8Intermediate Member
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I am glad to see that somebody still has GMC lathe as most have finished up as polishers / sanders or even as a boat anchor, suggest you talk to an engineer to make an adapter to fit a Jacobs chuck or a Morse tapper adapter
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23rd May 2016, 07:18 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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G'day,
I believe it is a 3/4, 16TPI thread. Could be wrong, so get a confirmation on that, but that at least gives you some options - might be able to buy a chuck or drive centre matching that thread.
Good luck.
Jeff
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23rd May 2016, 07:49 PM #10Member
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Thanks for the tips guys!
It is something I want to keep the price down, considering I've found the entire lathe on gumtree for $50 - $150.
I'll try and machine up(I'm using that term loosely) the bolts, I have the faceplate from the lathe, so I'll take that with me, and try and find what fits at a fastening shop.
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23rd May 2016, 07:55 PM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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28th May 2016, 07:10 PM #12Member
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28th May 2016, 09:11 PM #13
I there a taper in the quill in the tail stock? If there is, I would be tempted to fit a drill chuck into the tail stock, with a 3/16" drill and bore and tap a 1/4" thread into the head stock quill. That will take a 1/4" bolt that will carry the bushes for pen making. I have made mandrels with bolts before. Could be a problem if you can't fit a jacob's chuck on the tail stock though.
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28th May 2016, 10:04 PM #14Member
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It's a pretty cheap lathe, there isn't anything removal-able on the tail stock. It seems to work with the pen mandrel, just need to put a bit of pressure against it.
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31st May 2016, 11:32 PM #15
Hey Guys
Had an early model of that lathe when i first started turning bought mine from Bunnings ,I now work for Masters not sure for how much longer ?? but i think Gmc were taken over by the 909 brand they may have a similar lathe which they have just re-branded not to sure, Mine served me well but when my bowl blanks got bigger and bigger and i couldn't take the shaking anymore it was time to upgrade.one of my last projects on that lathe jumped out of the basic 4 jaw chuck went through the workshop window and stopped spinning at my wife's feet as she was hanging out the washing. Are you sure you want to do that for hobby she said...
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