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    Quote Originally Posted by Forrester View Post
    Also, does Woodfast have any email to contact to see if I can get more information on my new lathe? I can't seem to find one online.
    Woodfast no longer exists, it was acquired by the Chinese, Try "www.woodworkingsolutions.com.au" .

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    A note on the Henry Taylor Diamic tools:

    https://woodworld-of-texas.myshopify...tools-set-of-3

    I have several Henry Taylor and one Diamic lathe tools and find them quite good for US timber. Except for dry locust, we do not have the abrasive, hard, thinly disguised concrete that you Aussies deal with.

    For a hand wheel,if you are not going to use the sanding disk much on the left of the lathe, take the small faceplate off and put a piece of timber about 50mm larger than the faceplate and turn and finish on the left of the lathe. There is your hand wheel. You could get fancy and cut a recess first, reverse
    on the face plate to get it at or below the surface of the timber then turn and finish.

    Below is a hand wheel I made for my Hegner using a purchased 33 X 3.5 nut. The Hegner is the same size and thread on both sides, so I filed and ground the nut and epoxyed it into a roughed out piece of timber, finished it on the right side and put it on the left. The nut jams on the register and stays in place. When I want it off, I put a wrench on it and give the wrench a whack with a piece of wood.

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    So much timber, so little time.

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    Also, does Woodfast have any email to contact to see if I can get more information on my new lathe? I can't seem to find one online.

    Jim[/QUOTE]

    With old lathes, a lathe is a lathe. If a belt is too shabby or broken, you take it to a motor shop and ask for one of these. If the bearings go bad, take them out and go to an engineers shop and ask for one each of these. The counter person will usually be able to advise you as to what quality is needed for the purpose.

    Most everything can be deduced by having a careful look and / or asking here. They are usually made so well that things do not get broken unless the lathe falls off a truck.
    So much timber, so little time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!! View Post
    I suspect that's something that has been mistakenly bundled with the lathe. Obviously something screws onto the end but I can't believe it's a cutting tool... in use the thing would constantly tighten and loosen itself in an unsafe manner.


    Hmm, seems kind of weird that something could be mistakingly put there - I got this from a retired furniture maker. But given that, my guess is he's just chucked in whatever to clear junk and/or hope that I can find use for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by powderpost View Post
    Woodfast no longer exists
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    Yeah I figured, thanks anyway, i'll try them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul39 View Post
    Below is a hand wheel I made for my Hegner using a purchased 33 X 3.5 nut. The Hegner is the same size and thread on both sides, so I filed and ground the nut and epoxyed it into a roughed out piece of timber, finished it on the right side and put it on the left. The nut jams on the register and stays in place. When I want it off, I put a wrench on it and give the wrench a whack with a piece of wood.
    Awesome idea, i'll be doing this

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul39 View Post
    With old lathes, a lathe is a lathe. They are usually made so well that things do not get broken unless the lathe falls off a truck.
    That's the way I see it too, i'm going to give her a clean up and see how things are. It's actually working well as is, but I like to make make things silky smooth.

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    Hey there Forrester
    Coincidentally I have just bought a similar unit which I think will need a little bit of work, although it appears to be still in good working order. So this thread is incredibly useful...and I only just noticed it. I think manuals are available for download from the Woodfast guys in Adelaide (Woodwork Solutions?) but I’m having a bit of difficulty getting mine online- will ring them again this week. I think mine is a 68 model.

    cheers...David

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    On these lathes you can only change speed whilst it’s going.
    The belts are impossible to get and expensive if you can find them.
    Weve been offered a few from schools scrapping them but havent bothered.
    If you can get it going they are a good starter lathe.
    The chucks and faceplates have the same thread as the other early Woodfast and Hyco lathes.
    H.
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    That metal rod, threaded on one end, handle on the other, might be a draw bar. See if it screws into the end of the spindle for your Jacobs chuck. If it does, it’s function is to secure the chuck’s spindle in the headstock when the direction of your cut is away from the headstock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clear out View Post
    The belts are impossible to get and expensive if you can find them.
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    Uhhh, well that's a little discouraging!

    Any place that may have the belt needed?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Davo_f View Post
    Hey there Forrester
    will ring them again this week. I think mine is a 68 model.
    cheers...David
    If you happen to get a copy, attach it on here for anyone with the same lathe to download

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    I’m a big fan of old Woodfast gear, restored a couple of their machines from the 60s over the last couple of years. Have a stack of their brochures and manuals at home but not sure if your machine is included, will take a look when I get home and let you know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bueller View Post
    I’m a big fan of old Woodfast gear, restored a couple of their machines from the 60s over the last couple of years. Have a stack of their brochures and manuals at home but not sure if your machine is included, will take a look when I get home and let you know.
    Thank you for the thought - even if not the same machine, if you have brochures/manuals of a similar machine, i'd love to know!

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    You’re in luck mate, I have a brochure for the same model and era [emoji846]






    Apologies for the quality of the shots, the lighting wasn’t great and those were the clearest I was able to get.

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