Stumbled onto a broken piece. They had it held in by a regular bolt but they had left the broken off piece in the drawer. I’ll have to source a new one or maybe even print one and put a brass sleeve in it. Be nice to have a lathe to make that.
I was really hoping the paint would stay but after degreasing the countershaft assembly I’m not sure how well it’ll hold up. Once I got the years of grease off the assembly the paint started to come up with it. I hope it’ll stay on the body of the lathe, I like the used look. I just don’t like it filthy. Thankfully the grease isn’t nearly as bad on the lathe covers and base so I’ll cross my fingers.
Is the any advantage to having a stock one piece type of belt over the make your own size type? They are both ratty as heck and need to be replaced.