Thread: knocking noise on lathe!

who me would I do such as that to someone I have not yet met.

So Trend it is eh.

It's amazing what you can fit into a small space LOL

Yes I agree that you should get a better lathe , don't wait until you get better , only until you can afford it. Same with tooling, I will be looking for another lathe soon as I can afford one, I will be saving for it .

have a good weekend,

Jeff

Mrs. Blackie,

If asked, and you are not too shaky, say "this is how I do it", and have a go.

Your photos show that you do very nice work.

If you are a bit nervous and have a catch, have a cup of tea, take a deep breath and keep on. I'll bet even "experts" with thousands of turnings completed, sometimes have an OOPS! if they don't have their mind on what they are doing.

Keep turning.

Everyone has catch's' you look at it , and analyze what happened , and then continue on and finish the piece.

no-one is perfect, although we all strive for perfection.

GO FOR IT , YOU CAN DO IT.

Originally Posted by vk4

Mrs B,

Mine makes some noise , I believe that this style of machine does, some of the noise is from the belt &pulley's and some from the motor fan.

I would check all of the following:

1 belt cover
2 motor mounting bolts
3 head stock clamp (tight)
4 all bolts in frame holding bed to frame and legs etc ( though I do not think these will cause the noise)

5 you may have these guys running about you backyard

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibVtnOlEeJ4"]Golden Ears Provincial Park Sasquatch Encounter - Wood Knocking - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by Bupton

5 you may have these guys running about you backyard

Golden Ears Provincial Park Sasquatch Encounter - Wood Knocking - YouTube

No Bupton, it was Wheelinround sabotaging me, making me think my lathe was that noisy. Wheelinround? don't you know I hear everything you do all the way from Hinchinbrook?

Back on topic please Kiddies.

ON TOPIC,

Just gave my lathe it's 4 hourly maintenance, oiled the shafts and inspected the belt, this is where the noise you are getting (Mrs B) is coming from.

I have a new belt on that has done about 4-5hrs work and I found rubber from the belt in the housing, and reinforcing coming out of the side of the belt where it is wearing.

This is I think a result of the pulley design, with the convolutions which interlock wearing the belt sides as they are driven.

Cheers,

Jeff

P.S.
off to Noosa Wednesday for 5 days for a short holiday.

My lathe did this once. I thought it was the bearing but it turned out to be something else.

In the headstock, the gear assembly (not sure if that's the correct name for it) that sits on the spindle and determines the speed, has a grubscrew holding it to the spindle. That screw was loose, and was causing a small metal piece underneath (something of a guiding piece to slot onto the spindle) to rattle. Tightened it up and the noise went away.

I'm not sure if your lathe has the same piece but maybe try that. If none of this makes sense let me know and I'll take photos of mine to show you what I mean.

Further to the above, the same assembly may be on the motor spindle and the noise might be from that. I see suggested this first thing but maybe pull the pulley off and check the grub screw fitting on both spindles.

Back on topic, sorry , VK4? thats what mine did this is why I changed the belt, I know what you mean. I've decided, in the morning I'm going to open up the housing and just give the whole lathe a big check over too and inox clean up, I mean I don't know what else to do even H&F couldnt find it and say nothings wrong so I dont know, my new belt is ok so far vk4, I will know more in the morning when I open it all up again.
Eisbaer? I would really appreciate if you could take a picture and show us please? it might help me to locate it better. Thanking you.

Cheers!
Ayshen

I'll try and get a photo tonight. I don't get home till about 7:30pm.

I couldn't get any good photos in the dark so I'll have to try on my rdo on Sunday.

How goes the troublesome LATHE????

mine seems to be behaving it self , and I am slowly building some jigs and pieces for the workshop.

Jeff.