All,
A few months back I managed to score a Hendey T&G with a mechanical PIV drive, serial number 31668. I bought the lathe based on pictures I'd seen and the word of the gentleman that is was working for him, and he'd been using it to make parts.
Well, it may have been working for him, but... I cant imagine it was working well. The original PIV drive had been destroyed, the sheaves, which are the two opposing cones that the drive chain rides between had been changed to smooth CVT type cone and a rubber belt used instead of the normal chain.
The original drive was probably beyond repair, and the prices I received from a few online PIV specialty shops for parts was ah... prohibitive. So, being stubborn enough to want to see this done correctly, and restored to an original set-up I resolved to find another PIV drive. I will attach photos and progress, so stay tuned.
A few months back I managed to score a Hendey T&G with a mechanical PIV drive, serial number 31668. I bought the lathe based on pictures I'd seen and the word of the gentleman that is was working for him, and he'd been using it to make parts.
Well, it may have been working for him, but... I cant imagine it was working well. The original PIV drive had been destroyed, the sheaves, which are the two opposing cones that the drive chain rides between had been changed to smooth CVT type cone and a rubber belt used instead of the normal chain.
The original drive was probably beyond repair, and the prices I received from a few online PIV specialty shops for parts was ah... prohibitive. So, being stubborn enough to want to see this done correctly, and restored to an original set-up I resolved to find another PIV drive. I will attach photos and progress, so stay tuned.