santa came early

[BHQ]

and dropped a nice turd in my stocking
the capacitor went out on my lathe this morning
after talking to a machinist buddy of mine, at least i can run it, by turning the pulley by hand to fire it up
i dont know if it can rebuilt, rewired, whatever
dont have a friggin' clue about it
hope to learn something on here so i can take action
it's a world war two era sheldon

 

[Varney Cues]

Somebody wasn't good this year! :grin:

 

[macguy]

and dropped a nice turd in my stocking
the capacitor went out on my lathe this morning
after talking to a machinist buddy of mine, at least i can run it, by turning the pulley by hand to fire it up
i dont know if it can rebuilt, rewired, whatever
dont have a friggin' clue about it
hope to learn something on here so i can take action
it's a world war two era sheldon

I have the same exact lathe. Depending where you have the lathe set up it should not be hard to get the motor off and fix it. I would not replace the motor if it can be repaired assuming it is an older, maybe even an original motor. New motors are crap compared to that motor. I should say I think I have the same lathe. Mine is a 13 inch and has the taper attachment. Mine has an extra long bed around 84 inches. We broke the suspension in my nephews El Camino when we first moved it. I own a lot of stuff, but that lathe is one of my most prized possessions. Except for paint, I rebuilt it like new and I guess I have spent so much time with it I worry what will happen to it if something happens to me. Sounds silly doesn't it, it is just a machine.

 

[BHQ]

I have the same exact lathe. Depending where you have the lathe set up it should not be hard to get the motor off and fix it. I would not replace the motor if it can be repaired assuming it is an older, maybe even an original motor. New motors are crap compared to that motor. I should say I think I have the same lathe. Mine is a 13 inch and has the taper attachment. Mine has an extra long bed around 84 inches. We broke the suspension in my nephews El Camino when we first moved it. I own a lot of stuff, but that lathe is one of my most prized possessions. Except for paint, I rebuilt it like new and I guess I have spent so much time with it I worry what will happen to it if something happens to me. Sounds silly doesn't it, it is just a machine.

well, my luck turned for the better
after talking to pdcue, my local resident cue genius,
i took an air hose and hit it at 150lbs
now it's working fine
unbeleivable!!!
who'da thunk it???
thanks dale> now titled "lathe troubleshooter genius"
note to santa> sorry i called you all those bad names this morning you know i didnt really mean them :wink:

 

[MVPCues]

well, my luck turned for the better
after talking to pdcue, my local resident cue genius,
i took an air hose and hit it at 150lbs
now it's working fine
unbeleivable!!!
who'da thunk it???
thanks dale> now titled "lathe troubleshooter genius"
note to santa> sorry i called you all those bad names this morning you know i didnt really mean them :wink:

Don't you feel great when a fix turns out to be so easy?

I mentioned the other day that good dust collection might help prevent some of these dust related motor issues. Maybe this post will help out the next guy... :thumbup:

Kelly