I got this taken care of, but a new issue has raised.
now that ive been using it, and gotten the tailstock and such dialed in, I'm seeing an issue with power/something binding.
Specifically, with the live center pressed into the stock and the power feed engaged, there doesn't seem to be much power left over for cutting. turning the spindle by hand, I think its still rougher than I think it should be, with the center pushing on the spindle especially.
I'm going to replace the bearings on the intermediate pulley stage since saving energy there would translate to a lot more down the line and its easy, to note that the belt is tensioned by the weight of the motor, since I dont have any of the adjustment parts, so that might be a bit tight.
I've cleaned and oiled the spindle parts and ran it for a bit, is there anything else you can think of?
now that ive been using it, and gotten the tailstock and such dialed in, I'm seeing an issue with power/something binding.
Specifically, with the live center pressed into the stock and the power feed engaged, there doesn't seem to be much power left over for cutting. turning the spindle by hand, I think its still rougher than I think it should be, with the center pushing on the spindle especially.
I'm going to replace the bearings on the intermediate pulley stage since saving energy there would translate to a lot more down the line and its easy, to note that the belt is tensioned by the weight of the motor, since I dont have any of the adjustment parts, so that might be a bit tight.
I've cleaned and oiled the spindle parts and ran it for a bit, is there anything else you can think of?