I recently scored a 1928 9" lathe. The countershaft connections were something I had never seen before (although I am quite green) After transferring the lathe and countershaft to a steel table I started to notice a lot of play around these connection points. As well as just metal on metal contact. There is openings for oil but this just seemed not quite right to me.
Original shots of the countershaft.
After taking it apart I notice some definite wear by the connection closest to the motor belt pulley.
There is enough bar there that I could slide it all over and try to snug up the connections, but I was also thinking of coming up with a more secure or reliable configuration to avoid more issues down the road.
With the stop collar and gimbal joint(??) slid out of the way, you can see the wear.
Id be interested in knowing what the actual name of those connections are, for future reference as well as any suggestions people may have on effective upgrades to the countershaft configuration. As I type this out now I am realizing that a whole new setup is probably best. Its all pretty "quick and dirty" in my opinion, including the wood mounting brackets.
Thanks in advance!
Original shots of the countershaft.
After taking it apart I notice some definite wear by the connection closest to the motor belt pulley.
There is enough bar there that I could slide it all over and try to snug up the connections, but I was also thinking of coming up with a more secure or reliable configuration to avoid more issues down the road.
With the stop collar and gimbal joint(??) slid out of the way, you can see the wear.
Id be interested in knowing what the actual name of those connections are, for future reference as well as any suggestions people may have on effective upgrades to the countershaft configuration. As I type this out now I am realizing that a whole new setup is probably best. Its all pretty "quick and dirty" in my opinion, including the wood mounting brackets.
Thanks in advance!