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[david lockwoodParticipant @davidlockwood10028]

Broken spindle

[david lockwoodParticipant @davidlockwood10028]

Hello chaps unfortunately I had a dig in whilst parting on my Myford ML7 and now when I try to take a cut deeper than 25 thou ish the pulley spins round but the gear it drives stays still. I can not see a way to fasten them back together without damaging the gear. Is there a way this can be fixed? Any help will be greatly appreciated

 

With thanks in advance (optimistically) David

[mgjParticipant @mgj]

Ring Myfords and explain the problem.

 

They can give you an answer on the spot, and will have parts on the way inside a day. (take credit cards too!)

 

0115 9254 222 will get you reception.

 

Might be worth slackening the belt a little? And grooving the top face of the parting tool.?  Must have been quite an impressive jam up?

Edited By meyrick griffith-jones on 07/10/2009 18:26:26

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

From the Lathes.co.uk site, may be of help

 

“Unfortunately the assembly does contain a weak point: the 3-step aluminium pulley is only pressed onto the sleeve – and it is not unknown for it to become loose and rotate. However, if the assembly is stripped, cleaned and the pulley secured onto the sleeve with a slight smear of low-strength Loctite all will be well.
“

 

Jason

[david lockwoodParticipant @davidlockwood10028]

Thanks very much. Now I just need to disassemble the thing

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