Hi folks,
My lathe's tool rest base no longer locks so it can slide easily along
the bed. I'm thinking this is not a good thing but haven't come up
with any ideas to fix it. The lock bolt pushes a little brass plug
onto the bed to lock it into position and guessing this plug might be
stuck, I tried squirting some oil in the hole hoping it would free it
up. Also stuck a rod thingie in the hole and tapped it lightly with a
hammer. Neither did the trick and it still won't lock into position.
Oh, the lathe is a no-frill 37" Canadian Tire jobbie. Looking forward
to any suggestions,
Thanks,
Bart.
P.S. turned my first bowl this week without any catches, yay!
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Bart
Sounds like you have one of those Canadian Tire single tube jobs. I have
had one for seven or eight years and still use it for a lot of the
spindle work. likely you have mushroomed the brass pin at the end of the
bolt that tightens the banjo base. Not the five string, the lathe.
Remove the end support of the tube and withdraw the banjo from the tube.
Remove the locking screw. drift the mushroomed pin out of the the hole.
Replace the brass pin with a 1/4" long piece of brass rod. Reassemble
and keep on turning and picking, but not at the same time.
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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS, Canada
http://www.aroundthewoods.com

Bart
I see from your site you pick a five string. However, the part of the
lathe that holds the tool rest is also called a banjo. Someone likely
knows why, but who cares? That banjo you bolt on, the other you hold
however you can to turn it round. By the way, I replaced the ugly yellow
thing with one made of maple. It has little holes that fit 5/16" Tommy
bars to help tighten it.
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God bless and safe turning
Darrell Feltmate
Truro, NS, Canada
http://www.aroundthewoods.com

Hi Bart, A toolpost base is called a banjo because with misuse (I even
remember Rudy Vallee!) it emits strange and unusual sounds.
Aarragh! this from someone who fancies bagpipes? Arch

Fortiter,


http://community.webtv.net/almcc/MacsMusings

called a banjo because with misuse (I even
remember Rudy Vallee!) it emits strange and unusual sounds.
LOL this is beautiful, might make it to the list:
http://bluegrassbanjo.org/jokes.html

Aarragh! this from someone who fancies bagpipes?
wisely staying out of that one

Bart.

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