I
finally got some meaningful workshop time, these past few days.
Modded the 12 tooth motor pulley, by boring to suit, and sleeving the boss o/d, to take an M3 grubscrew.
Needs a tidy up, and a shorter screw, but you get the gist of it........

Removed the flanges from the driven pulley. Faced, bored 10mm, and roughed the keyway......

Then turned away the large boss. The lathe was pulling like a train! Who needs speed reduction?

Filed the keyway. Installed nicely, inside the new recess in the bearing spacer......

Tried the new cradle mounting idea, on the old motor........

Time to remove the motor to swap pulleys, and cradle.
Ah! Whaat!

Perhaps this is why the motor's a bit noisy.........

Bugga!!!!!!!!

The new(ish) motor is 11mm longer in the plastic brush housing end.
I knew it was a neat fit inside the bed casting. But not to cause damage.....

No problem! I'll just swap ends!
No I won't! Not compatible, at all.........


BUT...... That wasn't the end of it!
As Dave BC had fixed the blown board. Bless Him!

There must be nothing wrong with the old motor, except the cracked fan blade.

This will suffice, until I can get the broken motor replaced.
Swapped to the old motor.
Switched on. With speed controll set at zero.
It took off at full revs, then stopped with a POP!!!

We've been here before, haven't we.............

Walked out. Locked up. Went and had me tea. And a real good good sulk........

Sigh.........
David D