Hello, I picked up my first lathe late last year, it's an old Model 5. It's in pretty good shape, and I've made a few odds and ends with it, but I've also been spending time giving it a "tune-up".
There's a lot of slop in the spindle bearings for the horizontal drive. Fixing up the horizontal drive seemed like a simple enough project. Any idea on how to remove the spindle from the supports? I have the "A Guide to Renovating the South Bend 9A, 9B, 9C and 10k Lathes", but the Model 5 design is different (a bit simpler).
I've removed the screw and locknut that pair the pulleys to the spindle. (The pulleys are tight and/or locked to the spindle.). Following the general path of the "A Guide to Renovating", I should drift the spindle out of the mounting, from right to left. I've given a couple fair raps on the right-hand spindle end, with a brass drift and hammer. The spindle and pulleys moved ~1/8", but no more.
There appears to be a dowel or taper pin retaining the drive wheel to the spindle. I gave it a couple gentle taps on both sides of the pin to see if it'd move, but no luck. (I thought maybe if I got the drive wheel off, I could try drifting the spindle out from left to right.)
Any suggestions on how to remove the spindle from the mounting arms? Before I start using heat / whacking a bit harder / etc. I figured I'd ask folks.
Thank you! Patrick
There's a lot of slop in the spindle bearings for the horizontal drive. Fixing up the horizontal drive seemed like a simple enough project. Any idea on how to remove the spindle from the supports? I have the "A Guide to Renovating the South Bend 9A, 9B, 9C and 10k Lathes", but the Model 5 design is different (a bit simpler).
I've removed the screw and locknut that pair the pulleys to the spindle. (The pulleys are tight and/or locked to the spindle.). Following the general path of the "A Guide to Renovating", I should drift the spindle out of the mounting, from right to left. I've given a couple fair raps on the right-hand spindle end, with a brass drift and hammer. The spindle and pulleys moved ~1/8", but no more.
There appears to be a dowel or taper pin retaining the drive wheel to the spindle. I gave it a couple gentle taps on both sides of the pin to see if it'd move, but no luck. (I thought maybe if I got the drive wheel off, I could try drifting the spindle out from left to right.)
Any suggestions on how to remove the spindle from the mounting arms? Before I start using heat / whacking a bit harder / etc. I figured I'd ask folks.
Thank you! Patrick