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  1. #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by yaryetnom View Post
    Hi Mick,

    Yes mine is enclosed. I don't think I would have went with one without it.

    On the Laguna owners page on Facebook, I saw someone said that if the bearing overheats the replace the head. I think he was in USA.

    This tells me you got to see one before purchasing, great. I thought of driving up to QLD to check the single unit Gregory's had in their showroom, but circumstances made that impossible. Eventually I purchased sight unseen, trusting that the 2436 would be substantially a bigger version of the 1836 with some extra features, I was not let down.

    As for replacing overheating spindle shaft bearings by forwarding a complete replacement head unit, that would seem to imply that the company in the USA dealt direct via online sales and wasn't able to use local state or area distribution/resellers. It may also have been the zeitgeist the company was in at that moment.

    I am extremely happy with how the local dealer/distributor handled my situation. I was also able to see firsthand, just how relatively easy it is to replace the spindle shaft bearings; not that I expected it to be hard. No machine is trouble free, I have always expected regular maintenance and or replacement of wearing out and/or worn components, a normal feature of machine life.

    I don't do face book, so that is a closed door to me.

    Mick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colin62 View Post
    Thanks for the review. There’s something about the design of these lathes that really appeals to me. I suppose I’d better start saving if I’m ever going to afford one.

    Yes, the elusive, "something".

    I too, was really unable to nail down what really appealed, but after owning mine for some time, there are a few somethings.

    First and foremost, the rear or second control panel. This is the best thing in practice and when turning at the tail stock end without the tail stock, I mount it just to my right side.

    Secondly, the wheel kit. Super important to me as I move this lathe around a lot as I do to other equipment; everything I have is on wheels.

    Thirdly, the bed extension kit, which makes the lathe more versatile than one would think.

    Fourthly, the speed control dial. This is interesting as it is different to what I have used before. When using other lathes with variable speed (Jet 16-40 - Vicmarc 175) no matter if you have turned the speed dial to off, as soon as you apply power, the lathe starts to turn at the minimum speed in the speed range belt/pulley you have selected.

    With the Laguna 2436, if I have the speed dial turned all the way down then apply power by pressing the green go button, nothing happens. Only after you have started to turn the speed dial does the lathe start to turn. If I am I the middle of turning and my speed is 568rpm and I press the stop button, the lathe obviously stops, all I need to do is press the green button and immediately the lathe returns to 568rpm. It may seem a small thing, but this is another one of those, "somethings".

    Lastly, the power. Some reviews I read mentioned that a three pulley speed system would have been more versatile, instead of the two speed installed. This was something I thought may be a little bit of an issue, but it hasn't been one bit of an issue. I mainly use low speed, 50-1300, as I mainly do stuff requiring this speed range. No matter how heavy or off balanced, the motor just turns at the selected speed, plus minus a little bit; generally.

    The hardest thing I have done power wise, is coring. When coring bowl blanks, I am more intimidated by the noise and shudderings coming from the coring tip than anything else, the lathe just powers through with me just pushing the coring tip in and adjusting the speed as I get nearer to the centre of the piece I am coring. I have only ever cored on this machine, so I cannot compare it to anything else. That said, while it is not effortless, it is not machine breaking either.

    Below, the comparator in action, another something.

    Mick.


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    Today I was doing a proof of concept for a multiple run and needed to make up a jig. This was to be held in the tool post, which with previous lathes needed very hard hardwood, otherwise the locking bolt would often just mash the timber.

    A quick jig was made with the bottom spigot being a tight fit into the tool post, placed in position using a sliding bevel to get the correct angle, then clamped by the tool post. It was the best clamping (locking) I have ever had with something like this, rock solid and no damage to the bottom spigot.

    I was about halfway though selecting material for this jig when I realised holding it should be easy and I just needed anything that would do the job. The jig is made from some Cyprus pine fencing off cut.

    Mick.


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    Hadn't used the lathe for a while, been busy with rocking horses, and the bearings are getting very hot.

    Bit of research on this and another forum & the solution was change the bearings & make sure the bearing nut was only done up enough to take any play out.

    Done this & running the lathe for less than 2 minutes with no load the bearing become very hot.

    Gregory Machinery advised to find heat shielded bearings & install them.

    Thought this seemed to be trying to treat the symptom not the reason for the bearing becoming hot.

    Flicked an email to Laguna USA. Will see what they suggest.

    Ray

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