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Re: Lathe Issues

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:58 pm
by JPG
Have you tensioned the Poly-V belt?

Re: Lathe Issues

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:10 am
by charlese
:cool: Excelent question, Red! Wish I'd thought of that.

Re: Lathe Issues

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:54 am
by SaturnMarkV
I have not, no.

Dumb question: Will tensioning the V Belt help with speed selection?

Re: Lathe Issues

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2016 1:45 pm
by JPG
SaturnMarkV wrote:I have not, no.

Dumb question: Will tensioning the V Belt help with speed selection?
No, but it will help prevent slipping which results in stalling?(spindle stalls, motor keeps on motoring).