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Colchester Master 2500 - defective feed
Problem solved! I finally managed to remove the cover - the thin knife was a good hint; thank you Tyrone! Once I had the cover removed I recognized that when turning the chuck, the gear outside the gearbox was turning as well, but the shaft was not. I was very happy to see that the gears... -
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Colchester Master 2500 - defective feed
I see, makes sense! Just checked again, everything seems fine when I turn the chuck by hand without turning on the motor… -
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Colchester Master 2500 - defective feed
There are 3 screws which can be put through holes in the gearbox cover and which connect the gearbox casing with the bed, if I loosen them the whole casing can be moved, but that's actually not what I want. There should be a way to leave the gearbox casing connected to the bed and just take off... -
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Colchester Master 2500 - defective feed
Yes, the gears that connect the head stock with the gear box move in both directions and in the head stock everything seems to work smoothly, also the switching between forward and reverse. It really seems that the issue is in the gear box. Sometimes the (forward) feed works for a couple of... -
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Colchester Master 2500 - defective feed
Thank you so much for your answers! I have the user manual which includes the respective technical drawings on page 47/48: https://www.making.unsw.edu.au/media/uploads/Colchester%20Metal%20Lathe%20Master%202500_dQeKOzn.pdf According to the drawings I can't identify anything which prevents... -
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Colchester Master 2500 - defective feed
Hello folks, I've bought a Colchester Master 2500 3 years ago and everything has been working well so far. However, when I was working on the lathe yesterday, I recognized that the feed from right to left doesn't work anymore. Both the lead screw and the feed shaft don't turn. It still works...