jinjahbiscuit
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Daft genius?
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oilyneil
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Is the motor fully sealed? I only ask as the old Hoover motor on my Boxford looked similar to yours and swarf would sometimes make its way into the motor,causing a bang and darkness,,,maybe worth a look as those resiliant mount motors are alot quieter than the foot mount I ended up replacing mine with.
Lathe is looking great,,hope you are proud!
Lathe is looking great,,hope you are proud!
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I did something rather stupid. Part of the cover for the tri-leva was bent & I tried to straighten it with very slight pressure. Unfortunately it snapped off!
It's made of some type of cast alloy, very crystalline in appearance -any suggestions on how to repair this? Any heat process will mean I have to try to remove the label with the speeds on it without damaging it. It appears to be on a thin aluminium plate so gentle heating from the back might release the glue.
Doh! Have you stopped kicking yourself yet? Probably THE rarest and most expensive, not to say signature piece for this machine model.
I reckon either have it repaired by a specialist restoration company or glue it back with a strip of alloy on the back. Looks like there's plenty of room and it wouldn't rule out any future "proper" restoration.
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I did something rather stupid. Part of the cover for the tri-leva was bent & I tried to straighten it with very slight pressure. Unfortunately it snapped off!
It's made of some type of cast alloy, very crystalline in appearance -any suggestions on how to repair this? Any heat process will mean I have to try to remove the label with the speeds on it without damaging it. It appears to be on a thin aluminium plate so gentle heating from the back might release the glue.
Removing those labels are a right sod,the glue is contact adhesive.
That part will be dear to replace and if it where me I'd sandcast another in aluminium....its getting the darn label off though without damaging it.
The motor isn't sealed and the oil coming out of the white metal spindle bearings gets flung by the chuck directly towards the air vent of the motor! One of the reasons I need to get a rear splash guard fitted soon. But you're right about then being quiet - you would not notice them running if it wasn't for the belt noise.
Oh I did kick myself and call myself all sorts of things when it happened. Lathe doesn't look right without it fitted, I hope to get working at it this week.
I'm hoping that by gently heating the back of the cover I can soften the glue and use a thin blade to carefully remove the label. The label is printed on relatively thick alloy so I should be able to remove it without damaging it.
I'm hoping to join the parts by using HTS2000 alloy solder rods. I've had a play with them and they are easy to use once you get the hang of them.
Thought I'd update this thread.
All the spares & tooling for the lathe have been buried in various boxes & it's been a pita to find stuff. I spotted these at an auction room & thought that they would be ideal for the heavy lathe tooling as they are of all steel construction.
First job was to replace the flimsy plastic castors for quality metal ones with rubber wheels. Had to add some 25mm box section to attach the castors.
Next I removed the castors from the other unit, set it on top of the first one & joined the 2 using pieces of builders strapping & pop rivets.
The finished unit, blends in well with the lathe but I think I'll put it between the lathe & the pillar drill as they share some of the tooling in the unit.
Now comes the job of sorting the stuff to go into the drawers! Some of the tooling needs restored & I hope to get that done now that I've somewhere to store it properly.
All the spares & tooling for the lathe have been buried in various boxes & it's been a pita to find stuff. I spotted these at an auction room & thought that they would be ideal for the heavy lathe tooling as they are of all steel construction.
First job was to replace the flimsy plastic castors for quality metal ones with rubber wheels. Had to add some 25mm box section to attach the castors.
Next I removed the castors from the other unit, set it on top of the first one & joined the 2 using pieces of builders strapping & pop rivets.
The finished unit, blends in well with the lathe but I think I'll put it between the lathe & the pillar drill as they share some of the tooling in the unit.
Now comes the job of sorting the stuff to go into the drawers! Some of the tooling needs restored & I hope to get that done now that I've somewhere to store it properly.
I needed to use my 4 jaw chuck so I was forced to clean it up. It was covered with a mix of surface rust & hardened grease but it showed little signs of wear. First thing I done was soak it overnight in my electrolysis tank.
The electrolysis took most of the crud off the chuck & a green scotch pad took off the rest. Finished it off with a rub over of chain oil.
It came up very well & as suspected the jaws are unmarked so it has had little use!
One thing to note is that the e-bath will ruin the 'Burnerd' sticker. I forgot to remove mine & it took off the writing completely!
That's my chuck key on the top rhs - a bit of a botch up but it will do for now. The square on the end is an odd size (7.5mm) which isn't a common size to buy so I'll have to make my own on the lathe.
The electrolysis took most of the crud off the chuck & a green scotch pad took off the rest. Finished it off with a rub over of chain oil.
It came up very well & as suspected the jaws are unmarked so it has had little use!
One thing to note is that the e-bath will ruin the 'Burnerd' sticker. I forgot to remove mine & it took off the writing completely!
That's my chuck key on the top rhs - a bit of a botch up but it will do for now. The square on the end is an odd size (7.5mm) which isn't a common size to buy so I'll have to make my own on the lathe.
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Needed to use a reamer one night & it took longer to find the correct one than to actually use it. So I made this to store them in order of size.
This will fit into one of the deep drawers of the pedestal unit I made.
Could a mod allow me to edit this thread so that I can fix the broken photo links?
This will fit into one of the deep drawers of the pedestal unit I made.
Could a mod allow me to edit this thread so that I can fix the broken photo links?
Not got around to it yet! It's only a cover & doesn't stop the lathe working so it's low on my list of priorities! I'm a bit scared to attempt the repair in case I totally screw it up & at the prices on ebay it would be a costly mistake.
Thanks for the heads up!
