My lathe is dying....

[Chillie (Henry)]

Originally Posted by OneOfOne

After many years of use, the drive belt on my lathe is about to bite the dust. I have known it was wearing out for the last couple of months, but I was doing some machining over Christmas and it started an exponential decline toward death, unfortunately, everyone was closed so I couldn't do anything about it...so I nursed it through and finished the job, "I will fix it later". I am amazed that it has continued to hold on with what it has got anyway, what do you reckon? Do you think I might get a couple of more years out of it?

I know the lathe is a bit messy....but I wasn't expecting visitors!

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...se.php?a=72475

Having a close look at the picture, it looks like the belt is rubbing on the right angled rod at the bottom of the picture. Can you shift the motor closer to the wall so the belt doesn't rub? You might have to make the cutout slot a bit bigger at the back.

[OneOfOne (Trevor)]

The new belt is somewhat smaller, so the motor is moved up an inch or so higher than before (actually it is about as high now as the adjustment will go), so the belt seems to clear the hole better. I'll see how it goes over Easter when I get a chance to actually use it again. If it lasts another 30 years like the last belt, it will be up to my beneficiaries to replace it .

[erick (Eric)]

Working well! Many thanks for your help yesterday, Trevor, getting a few parts machined up for me.