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Craftsman Lathe (Variable Speed)
I have this variable speed Craftsman lathe I bought about a year ago.It
has a gremlin in it. And I was wondering if anyone has one of these lathes that I can compare notes with. The problem that arises is I can be using it, and everything is ok, then all of a sudden it appears out of the blue that the power in it fluctuates, then resorts to a point where it appears that there my be a dry bearing or something in it (Vibration). Then it blows a fuse. If I mess with it and keep setting the breaker, after a time it seems to clear out. But even that may take some time to work out. If I had a metric Allen wrench I probably would have opened it up by now, but I don't, and haven't had time yet to proceed onto this project yet. I was just curious if anyone had one of these lathes, and have had any problems with it. If you had any problems, what have you done to remedy the situation? Thanks M. Morin Lewiston, Maine |
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Mike
I have that lathe, in fact I have had one for about five years now, give or take. It sounds like a problem with the Reeves Drive. Are the pulleys jamming? Every now and then I put a spot of oil on the shafts at the pulleys since I understand that the pulleys on a Reeves can freeze up. Besides, I think that moving parts need oiling now and then, especially in a dusty enviroment. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS Canada www.aroundthewoods.com |
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Rick
I am not sure if oil or grease would work better on the Reeves drive. I use oil but I imagine grease would work as well or better, but it would be more akward to apply in this case. Some time I might try one of those graphite sprays in hopes of attracting less dust, even though it has not been a problem to date. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS Canada www.aroundthewoods.com |
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Darrell, I not able to access the beginning of this thread. Could you tell
me what part of the drive that you are applying lubricant? "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:WAaCd.45782$dv1.21672@edtnps89... Rick I am not sure if oil or grease would work better on the Reeves drive. I use oil but I imagine grease would work as well or better, but it would be more akward to apply in this case. Some time I might try one of those graphite sprays in hopes of attracting less dust, even though it has not been a problem to date. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS Canada www.aroundthewoods.com |
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Denis
A Reeves drive has two pulleys that expand or contract ot control the speed of the unit. I am lubricating the shaft on which the pulleys ride. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS Canada www.aroundthewoods.com |
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Thanks Darrell, What I did before greasing is to clean the shaft with
solvent. Then I, with a cue tip, applied wheel bearing grease. The second time I used silicone grease. The later did not make much difference. Next time I'll experiment with outboard marine grease. Lubricating does not cause me much problem. The OEM belt was the real problem. Now that I have replaced the belt with a GATES equivalent made in the USA the drive runs smoother. "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:ZGlCd.42803$Y72.30752@edtnps91... Denis A Reeves drive has two pulleys that expand or contract ot control the speed of the unit. I am lubricating the shaft on which the pulleys ride. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS Canada www.aroundthewoods.com |
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"Denis Marier" wrote in message ... Thanks Darrell, What I did before greasing is to clean the shaft with solvent. Then I, with a cue tip, applied wheel bearing grease. The second time I used silicone grease. The later did not make much difference. Next time I'll experiment with outboard marine grease. Lubricating does not cause me much problem. The OEM belt was the real problem. Now that I have replaced the belt with a GATES equivalent made in the USA the drive runs smoother. "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message news:ZGlCd.42803$Y72.30752@edtnps91... Denis A Reeves drive has two pulleys that expand or contract ot control the speed of the unit. I am lubricating the shaft on which the pulleys ride. You might want to consider one of the graphite-based products like http://www.slipplate.com/ to reduce dust adhesion. I like it for lubing the tractor linkages, a pretty messy thing if I use oil or grease. Also great for the table and band saw trunnions. |
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