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28th January 2011, 02:33 PM #31Hewer of wood
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Some more observations about the new VL175 after roughing a lump of green Elm, blank size about 40cm.
All this was done on the high speed pulley setting and while I don't go in as hard as some there were still wide shavings and the lathe didn't labour at all.
When first mounted there was an ominous rumbling from and run-out with the Titan chuck and a rattle from the headstock.
Turned out that the aftermarket insert for the chuck is not a good match for the spindle shoulder and the machined washer that Mulgabill organised for me years ago was needed again. Prob solved. Thanks again Russell!
The rattle turned out to be the indexing pin fouling the pulley even when retracted. The pin is threaded into the knurled retaining nut and had been quietly backing off. (That's the summary. Won't bore you with an account of how long it took to get there )Cheers, Ern
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28th January 2011, 02:56 PM #32Hewer of wood
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Just to add, I bought Tim's early VL300 banjo and the clamp wouldn't hold.
He kindly took it back for a refund.Cheers, Ern
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