Thread: Lathe Rest or WIP

A girly pink belt? Not on a real mans lathe.

Ross

Originally Posted by wheelinround

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Pulleys look fine Christos bit of steel wool will sort them out. Belt get a link type belt

Now I've had a closer look, Ray's right. I at first thought there had been some wear ie groving on them. Those link belts are supposed to be very smooth running.

Originally Posted by Ross

A girly pink belt? Not on a real mans lathe.

Ross

Christos needs to get closer to his feminine side

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Christos well done with the citric acid would you like more metal to clean up

Not at the present moment.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

I might have missed it but hope you have coated the bare metal ASAP with something even if its Grey Primer.

At present I have only done the G-15 spray. I am trusting that this will be enought until I get to the next step. Also gives me some time to look at how this spray holds up.

OK,OK, OK! I must have had one long senior moment since posting about this lathe.

I cannot see how that is the back of the lathe!!

Never seen a mollydooka's lathe, so I automatically assumed that this is a "conventional" lathe photographed from the back,

In the words of a certain politician, "please explain">

As far as I am aware this is a standard lathe. I think the motor would sit in this location as circled in red.

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Should confirm that I did take the photo from the rear of the lathe and the tool rest along with all the other pieces are just sitting on the lathe.

spot on

Finally the senior moment has passed!!!

Not such a senior moment Artme, a few of us i think were thinking (me included) the motor mounted to the lower shelf where the four holes are with the pulley running up under the centre of the headstock, and that the lathe had been repositioned wrong way or the shelf put on reversed. I knew the pic was from the rear of the lathe however until i saw the last pic circled i didn't get it either.

Neal

As mention earlier I took the head stock apart to get grub screws for the pulley.

I have been cleaning the bed of the lathe when time permits, it has been slow progress but getting there.

I have been thinking what type of motor would best be used for this lathe? I have checked the drive shaft and found that the thickness of the drive shaft is 25 millimeters (1 inch).

Seems only right to equip the beast with EVS. It will stll be a remarkably inexpensive but solid lathe.

Christos how many threads per inch is the chuck end of the shaft. No bearing on motor size.

A VS motor sound good less changing of belts.

I managed to clean up the bed of the lathe there is some pitting from the rust but not that I am going to be concern at this moment.

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I have taken a photos of the disassambled head stock and drive shaft.

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And a couple of photos of the thread in millimeters and inches.

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Going by inches there are 7 threads per inch.

Dont know where you are in Sydney but there is a woodworking club that has the same one of these hyco lathes in working order.

Contact details can be found in this post

Christos think you'll find thats 8tpi not 7 here in lies a problem recently I know of a few turners who have tried to get hold of inserts for the 1x8tpi shafts to fit chucks both Nova and Vicmarc they are hard to come by.

Might pay to upgrade the shaft to a 1x10tpi or 30x3.5mm or an adaptor Vermec if he is at the STWWshow he might have some available.

Restoration looks like its going well.

What is your colour choice for the respray ??