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| RussellT:
Hi Ian Here's a photo showing the parts. http://www.lathes.co.uk/boxford/page6.html If you read the rest of the site you'll see that in spite of my confidently saying it's a Model C it might be a CSB - a cheaper version of the C. Russell |
| Ian.C:
Russell, I can't thank you enough, one of the pictures clearly shows that there's a grubscrew that retains the mechanism in the casting. I will need to elavate the lathe high enough to loosen the grub screw, this might be a small lathe but my God , I cannot believe how heavy it is, it took four blokes to lift it and one of them has still got a bad back...I got my lathe in position though :thumbup: ian |
| RussellT:
Hi Ian I'm pleased I could help. Apparently the bars that stick out the back are prone to bending so probably best not to roll it over to the back. You might be able to roll it forwards - or slide it off the edge of the bench to get at the grub screw from below (best to have an assistant make sure it doesn't slip on top of you). Russell |
| Ian.C:
Well my mate with a bad back wouldnt help me tonight lifting the lathe, I can't think why! but I wont be beaten so ended up doing this. A bit belt and braces but it worked, the grub screw fooled me because when I removed it I still couldnt withdraw housing,so I got a mirror under the bed and I could see that there was another grub screw under the one I had just removed, anyway with the second one out I was able to withdraw the collar bushing, I still cant get the shaft out because of a pin that locates in a spiral bushing that forces the tensioning of the belt. Thats for tomorrow now. |
| vtsteam:
Good work locating that second grub screw! I've seen that a few times before as a lock or safety screw. In fact I might just follow suit on an old Sears table saw pulley grub screw that occasionally likes to come loose, no matter how I tighten it on its key. I was just using it today an noticed that rattley sound of the screw starting to get loose and the pulley vibrating on the key. Good to read this reminder of a simple solution! Anyway that was smart, checking with a mirror! :thumbup: |
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