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The sintered bronze bushings need to be replace. Hard to believe they are worn that bad.

They are not an off the shelf item.

There is an off the shelf item that can be machined to fit. The only two people that have supplied them that I know of are Hogwinslow and Skip Campbell. Hogwinslow used ...

Here you go,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/322384383062?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=nfLuBikwSRm&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=7xLmNJxvTJm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Bought a couple pairs in the past and they work great.
Great! Ordered a couple now and eager to get back to turning ...

JPG wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:27 pm That has a bronze bushing bearing. Yours needs to be replaced - may need a press to do that. In any event do not breakit!!!

Guessing a welder friend might have access to a press that could help me?

Hey Woodworkers!
First time post and I need some guidance.

While advancing my bowl turning skills, the nut from the speed changer kept falling off. I screwed it back on...ran the machine...and it would fall off again...so, looked...and touched it...it wiggled...took off the belts, unscrewed the set ...