September 5, 201312 yr This is getting to be like an old rerun of your worst TV show.Now after replacing the entire headstock that they so graciously did, now the motor is going out!Right now it sounds similar to a galloping horse, and if I stick my hand under it while running, I can actually feel something flopping around in there. I am afraid to run it for fear of burning it up. It's not got hot yet but I suspect that it will happen if I let it run.So now we wait to see what PSI is going to suggest.More later.Charles Nicholls Site Host nicholls61@att.net Proud supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project, Homes For Our Troops and the NRAhttp://www.etsy.com/shop/nichollswoodworks
September 5, 201312 yr I bet the fan slipped off the shaft.Ron DudelstonSite AdministratorAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
September 5, 201312 yr I agree with Ron. If so, it should be an easy fix with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers. Lew Kauffman-Wood Turners Forum HostTime Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!
September 5, 201312 yr Author Thanks guys I'll check that. No such luck, Not only is the casing sealed in a way that I can't open it without tearing the lathe apart, I can barely see the fan spinning like a top. OK I feel stupid now. It was a loose nut on the side of the motor that was causing it to rattle inside. With a lock washer though, you'd think that that sort of thing wouldn't happen. Case closed Charles NichollsSite Hostnicholls61@att.netProud supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project, Homes For Our Troops and the NRAhttp://www.etsy.com/shop/nichollswoodworks
September 5, 201312 yr I know Charles but they do. I had a bolt back out of my Grizzly planer that the belts are on. I put it back and it did it again. I called and they told me to put lock tight on it. You would have thought it would have had it on it from the factory, but it happens.JohnJohn MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
September 5, 201312 yr Glad that's all it was, Charles!! My Delta lathe has one of those variable speed pulleys that spreads out and pinches together when you change speeds. Man that thing can be noisy. I have yet to figure out why. Have torn it apart several times looking for something loose but to no availCharles Nicholls said: Thanks guys I'll check that. No such luck, Not only is the casing sealed in a way that I can't open it without tearing the lathe apart, I can barely see the fan spinning like a top. OK I feel stupid now. It was a loose nut on the side of the motor that was causing it to rattle inside. With a lock washer though, you'd think that that sort of thing wouldn't happen. Case closed Charles NichollsSite Hostnicholls61@att.netProud supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project, Homes For Our Troops and the NRAhttp://www.etsy.com/shop/nichollswoodworks
September 5, 201312 yr Author Yea John, I have never experienced it first hand til now Lew, Carl Jacobson had a similar lathe at one time that operated that way and it was always noisy too. You'd have thought he had a 5hp Briggs running it John Moody said: I know Charles but they do. I had a bolt back out of my Grizzly planer that the belts are on. I put it back and it did it again. I called and they told me to put lock tight on it. You would have thought it would have had it on it from the factory, but it happens. John John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
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