I picked up a Delta 46-715 14" refurbished lathe as a "tie me over" lathe until I am ready to commit to my final lathe. Unfortunately, after about 4 months, it is having problems.
While this lathe would never freewheel, it binds (more than just belt friction) when rotating it by hand. You can hear it when it runs and the lathe stops too quick when turned off.
After removing the drive cover, the problem is at the movable pulley half on the spindle (not the motor shaft). I marked the pulley and the binding occurs in sync with its revolution. When I run it, I can see this pulley wobbling, but I don't know for certain that relates to the binding.
If I rotate it by hand a few revolutions in the reverse direction, everything smooths out. However, once I turn it back on, it quickly settles into the binding condition once again.
Has anyone experienced this situation and know how to fix it?
The lathe has 2 months left to it's warranty, but from the other post, it sounds like I will be right back where I am now (except no more warranty) in another few months if I just let them swap headstocks.
Thanks!
While this lathe would never freewheel, it binds (more than just belt friction) when rotating it by hand. You can hear it when it runs and the lathe stops too quick when turned off.
After removing the drive cover, the problem is at the movable pulley half on the spindle (not the motor shaft). I marked the pulley and the binding occurs in sync with its revolution. When I run it, I can see this pulley wobbling, but I don't know for certain that relates to the binding.
If I rotate it by hand a few revolutions in the reverse direction, everything smooths out. However, once I turn it back on, it quickly settles into the binding condition once again.
Has anyone experienced this situation and know how to fix it?
The lathe has 2 months left to it's warranty, but from the other post, it sounds like I will be right back where I am now (except no more warranty) in another few months if I just let them swap headstocks.
Thanks!
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