Hi,
I am moving my South Bend 9c from my old workbench to a new, sturdy butcher block bench. I made my old bench 33" wide, and I regrettably made my new bench 30" wide. The bench is up against a wall, and now it seems I can't mount my horizontal drive countershaft without hitting the wall. The belt I have been using is 53" long, and that is about 6" longer than what it needs to be so the countershaft pulley won't hit the wall. I have been trying to figure out how best to solve the issue, and it seems the only way is to cut the belt tensioner rod a couple inches shorter. Will this interfere with the locking of the tensioner? Is there another way to shorten the distance between the countershaft and the lathe? I would like to avoid modifying any original part.
Thanks,
-Matthew
I am moving my South Bend 9c from my old workbench to a new, sturdy butcher block bench. I made my old bench 33" wide, and I regrettably made my new bench 30" wide. The bench is up against a wall, and now it seems I can't mount my horizontal drive countershaft without hitting the wall. The belt I have been using is 53" long, and that is about 6" longer than what it needs to be so the countershaft pulley won't hit the wall. I have been trying to figure out how best to solve the issue, and it seems the only way is to cut the belt tensioner rod a couple inches shorter. Will this interfere with the locking of the tensioner? Is there another way to shorten the distance between the countershaft and the lathe? I would like to avoid modifying any original part.
Thanks,
-Matthew