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The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: jim on September 10, 2009, 09:20:49 AM

Title: crunch time!! or what happens when you hit your saddle stop
Post by: jim on September 10, 2009, 09:20:49 AM
as always happens, doing a rush job, nothing to taxing :thumbup:

everything going well, easy job, and then

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g270/jimmyocharlie/DSC00043.jpg)

busted me feed gear :(
hit the stop while feeding, the lathe didn't even slow down, all i heard was the motor suddenly go under load :doh: :doh:

best of its i only stripped it all down at the weekend!!! :bang: :bang:

guess i'll be relaxing and catching up on some reading till postie turns up!!!
Title: Re: crunch time!! or what happens when you hit your saddle stop
Post by: Jonny on September 10, 2009, 09:37:09 AM
Ermmm Ooops :clap:

Take it parts are available then.
Title: Re: crunch time!! or what happens when you hit your saddle stop
Post by: jim on September 10, 2009, 09:41:23 AM
Quote from: Jonny on September 10, 2009, 09:37:09 AM
Ermmm Ooops :clap:

Take it parts are available then.


about £10, from TMTT, had a couple of lathes and me mill off him.

i did think i'd broke it properly, the handwheel just locked solid as the busted teeth wedged in the gear :lol: :lol:

i wasn't laughing at the time :( :(
Title: Re: crunch time!! or what happens when you hit your saddle stop
Post by: Jonny on September 10, 2009, 09:55:33 AM
I have had motors pack up 1/4 in to a job, switches, power feeds, vices, ACME threads strip and you cannot remove the precision job until finished.
Title: Re: crunch time!! or what happens when you hit your saddle stop
Post by: jim on September 11, 2009, 06:07:48 AM
postie brought the new gear this morning :ddb:

excellent example of customer service, broke lathe yesterday and fixed this morning :D

TMTT :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: crunch time!! or what happens when you hit your saddle stop
Post by: Jonny on September 11, 2009, 11:03:42 AM
Nice one, what company was that.
Title: Re: crunch time!! or what happens when you hit your saddle stop
Post by: jim on September 11, 2009, 11:21:54 AM
Quote from: Jonny on September 11, 2009, 11:03:42 AM
Nice one, what company was that.

Total Machine Tool Technology, sells sieg lathes and mills on ebay.


don't think this linky will work :scratch:
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/totalmtt__W0QQ_armrsZ1