I had a similar problem on my 9" Southbend Lathe after I "cleaned" the motor with electrical contact cleaner. I figured out that the centrifugal clutch was so...
Hi, Ask Your Engineers About Adding A Momentar Switch. One Would Toggle It To Start The Motor. Once The MOtor Is Up To Speed, The Switch Is Released. The...
Hi, Ask Your Engineers About Adding A Momentar Switch. One Would Toggle It To Start The Motor. Once The MOtor Is Up To Speed, The Switch Is Released. The...
Hi, It is unlikely HF will provide much, if any satisfaction, in getting replacement parts from them. As much as I like my HF8x12, I know I'm never going to be...
The motor on my HF 8x12 has been intermittently sounding funny. A couple of experienced engineers have determined that the centrifugal switch is not always...
Well the 84 mm for the bolt mounting pattern were slightly off for my lathe spindle at least. I'm going to file the holes a little so see if it will work. For...
On Sun, 05 May 2013 00:46:44 -0000, "bob_guenthner" <bob.guenthner@...> had a flock of green cheek conures squawk ... It's mentioned here, scroll down a...
I'm making an adaptor plant to mount a four jaw chuck. Can someone tell me where I can find the dimensions for the bolt pattern for the spindle bolts? Bob...
... seen any procedure. ... Bob (et al) - Well, first of all, I apologize for taking so long to reply. I was out of the country there for a while (or...
Sam: Thanks for the reply. I'm beginning to think the same thing. I bought this HF 8 x12 new about a year ago and I never did any long passes to test it when I...
I note the same thing but I wondered if the pressure of the cutting tool is deflecting the work piece slightly at the end farther from the chuck, with less...
If You will bear with an Old Man, I would like to jump in this discussion on the taper-- After You cut Your part ( clean -up) -without moving any thing relpace...
Steve: Thanks for the reply. The stock diameter is almost 2" OD and I wouldn't think there would be much flex in a 2" OD piece of stock at only 2 times its OD...
On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:15:25 -0400, Donnie <cfzepp@...> had a ... You can't expect a straight cut without using the tailstock to support the end of a...
Bob / John: OK and thanks for checking for movement in the spindle axis. Actually I'm fighting a taper issue on my HF 8x12 lathe. If I chuck up say a 4" long x...
I looked at my lathe today and there is no retainer ring under the cover or anything loose under it. The lathe is not making any noise today so who knows what...
I noticed the other day with the 3-jaw chuck stationary on my lathe that I could easily see .0005" of movement of the main body of the 3-jaw chuck with my dial...
Richard / Bob: I thought the bearings in the 8x12 / 8x14 were sealed bearings? If so how can you grease them? Can you shed some light on this topic Rich? ...
Richard, What does it take to pull the spindle and grease the bearings? I haven't seen any procedure. Bob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I had the same thing happen to my 9x30. I contacted Bob and he recommended just reseating them with a small brass/non marking mallet. I went a little further...
REF, I'll check that next. It will probably be Sunday or Monday night. Grandkids are here for a couple of days and I don't get much done when there here. Too...
Bob, I had a noise in mine about a year after I bought it. I could only hear it when I shut it off. It was a "tink tink tink" sound, not a grind or growl. I...
Bob: Very well, so it sounds like you must have a bearing issue in the spindle. I've never had my 8x12 spindle apart but I think the 2 bearings are sealed...
Donnie, I pulled the speed change belt and with motor running all is quiet. You can spin the spindle by hand and hear the ticking in the headstock. I...
Bob: I have a HF 8x12 and and several months back I began to notice the same type noise you have just described. I decided I would try to find where it was...
My 8x12 is making a clicking noise in the spindle area. Not doing it all the time, but its something I'd like to replace in the near furture. Do I just...
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Take a look at:http://www.myvirtualnetwork.com/mklotz/ Marv Klotz's Utilities - Software for people who build things. He has provided a wealth of shop...
