Yes I can feel a very small amount of unevenness in the spindle shaft,in the area of the spindle immediately adjacent to the key in the spindle photo. It's pretty minor, maybe a tho (?) and I'm not too worried about it but I do want to remove any high spots.
The pulley bore I'm not too worried...
I should also mention it's a Southbend 9A (I think).
The back gear is relevant because there is only differential rotation between the spindle and cone pulley bore when in backgear. Otherwise the cone pulley is locked to the spindle when not in back gear.
The galled area is only on the last...
Hello all,
Well I bought my first lathe - and of course I had to take it apart ( actually it did not look like it had been used for some number of years so I didn't feel comfortable running it for long without checking the condition of the internals). I have only cleaned the end gear train and...
Yes. I really wanted to own something that was built in the 1800s, but my 7 ft garage ceiling was a limiting factor. The machine was originally designed for a line shaft, but at some point this particular machine was equipped with an electric motor (3 phase) and also comes with a gearbox to...
...on Kijiji Calgary, search for 'hendey'. I had a look, too big for me but ways still have some paint on them after being apparently being reconditioned. $1000. A chance to own a piece of history!
I think this thread died a natural death, but if in fact this did go ahead, I'm out of town until Saturday but will be available Sunday to help clean up/pack up if any help is needed.