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Thanks Pipeclay. The gears are definitely very tight on the shaft, but the thing that's stopping it is the end of the shaft in the hole in the casing.

Now that I have a lathe that goes around...

Thanks guys for the input. I bought a litre of 5W for $20. Wow, that stuff is runny, and the lathe is spinning beautifully!

I'll go back for the 10 and 20 when I get further into the rebuild.

Hi everyone,

This is just an FYI really, but I'd be glad for comments from people with more knowledge of oil than I! It's probably old news to some people too.

I have the 'Guide to Renovating...

Hi everyone,

I haven't had much time lately, but I did attempt to reassemble my 9A gearbox. I had a problem when I came to fit the centre shaft with all the gears on it.

Basically I couldn't...

Thanks for the tips everyone, all good suggestions.

I kind of took the advice of holding the leadscrew without the leather, but I contemplated making a pair of brass jaws - one with a concave...

Hi everyone,

I got good advice last time, so here I go again!

I just took the gearbox and leadscrew off my 9A for a cleanup. The problem now is that I can't get the second nut off the end of...

Thanks for all the tips guys. I took it apart again, found that the edges had already been nicely smoothed, cleaned it all again, then realised that the little screw that holds the cam lever in was...

Thanks for that Rick! I'll take it apart again this weekend, make sure it's all really clean and have another go. Good point about maximum leverage with the cam; I hadn't quite thought that bit...

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking here for a while but this is my first post. I hope someone can help.

I've begun overhauling my Hercus 9A (A5803BS), starting with the tailstock, as I guess that's...