Now it was onto the spindle.
Once I had cleaned all the parts, I noticed that the bull gear had a crack in the hub, where the key inserted. I didn't want to try and weld this up, so I had it repaired by getting a steel ring machined and then shrink fitted over the hub. A hole was also drilled at the end of the crack to prevent it from cracking further.
The crack
The fix (and paint)!
Whilst this was being done, I was also working on cleaning the headstock and painting it and other associated parts.
Let the fun begin!
Primer
Top coat
Did I mention I was going with a two-tone colour scheme?
Starting to look like a lathe again
Once I had cleaned all the parts, I noticed that the bull gear had a crack in the hub, where the key inserted. I didn't want to try and weld this up, so I had it repaired by getting a steel ring machined and then shrink fitted over the hub. A hole was also drilled at the end of the crack to prevent it from cracking further.
The crack
The fix (and paint)!
Whilst this was being done, I was also working on cleaning the headstock and painting it and other associated parts.
Let the fun begin!
Primer
Top coat
Did I mention I was going with a two-tone colour scheme?
Starting to look like a lathe again
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