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    First post - Help with 1970s Emco Maximat Standard spindle pulley

    Just parted off...
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    More into the street racer buzz. Lots of different sub cultures in the Vespa world. Majority are into original restorations. I like custom restorations. My Vespa is a bare metal rat with cafe racer styling - all the modifications are functional.
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    First post - Help with 1970s Emco Maximat Standard spindle pulley

    Lastly - I managed to get the spindle pulley stack off. Someone had bodged the keys connecting the pulley to the spindle with homemade brass keys. They were worn. Managed to refit them and almost no play now. It's running much better - the oscillation has gone. Thanks for your help everyone.
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    Needed the overhang to reach deep enough. Decided to keep the compound over the ways rather than too far off to a side so the tool would take the beating rather than my ways. It worked, nothing broke, no one died, material was removed (and very quickly). No point speculating what might happen...
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    Has a motor transplant - 2005 200cc Vespa motor. Those come with electric starters - the starter ring gear is mounted on the flywheel edge by a very small tapered lip. But I upgraded the ignition system with a variable timing high output DC Ducati system. The flywheel on those has no mount for a...
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    First post - Help with 1970s Emco Maximat Standard spindle pulley

    And just to reassure you all I didn't try and cut with the side of a parting tool... ;)
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    Thanks all for your help. Have joined the emco .io and those documents are really helpful. Sorry - didn't realise the forum was for pro machinists. I understand why - so thanks for pointing me in the right direction anyway. FWIW... here is my custom Vespa =)
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    Thanks heaps. Yeah - I know it’s a parting tool, I did run it straight into the face and got away with it because it was intermittent cutting the fins. I made the fins look like a comb and then knocked the ‘teeth’ off. Was a quick way to remove the material without cutting it all. I could also...
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    First post - Help with 1970s Emco Maximat Standard spindle pulley

    Thanks for the prompt answer. My guess is there is a key under the pulley? And the keyway or key are knackered. Just not sure how to remove the pulley and don’t want to attempt it blind as likely to damage the pulley (more than it already is!) The broken sheave is just to the lead screw pulley...
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    First post - Help with 1970s Emco Maximat Standard spindle pulley

    Hi all. Quick intro - I’m into customising vintage Vespas. Have done most work by hand until recently. Picked up a 1970s Emco bench lathe (as per the title). Had been used to turn wood by the guy I got it from. Cleaned it up, re-greased as per the manual (finding something equivalent to the...

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