04-30-2015, 05:37 AM
(04-29-2015, 10:54 PM)Dr Stan Wrote: Still does not sound right. The spring pins could have been installed by an error at the factory. IMHO I'd replace it with a very soft steel or even aluminum pin just to protect the more expensive parts of the lathe.
Not likely a factory error, more likely a design error.
How would one go about figuring out the correct diameter and material to use to replace the spring pins with shear pins?
Ed