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FIRST CHIPS, BUT...
Gave the lathe it's first sea trials today by turning some scrap pieces of aluminum and steel. Lathe is very smooth and quiet, and the surface
finish on the parts was good. But, when the flat belt is on the center pulley, it slips off under power. The pulleys seem aligned pretty well, but I'm thinking
it's an alignment problem anyway. Anyone experience this before? I'm also unsure of how tight the flat belt should be.
Also, when I switch the v-belt from one pulley to the other, the tension changes enough
that I'll need to adjust it each time. I assumed that this wouldn't be needed. Is this
normal?
Gave the lathe it's first sea trials today by turning some scrap pieces of aluminum and steel. Lathe is very smooth and quiet, and the surface
finish on the parts was good. But, when the flat belt is on the center pulley, it slips off under power. The pulleys seem aligned pretty well, but I'm thinking
it's an alignment problem anyway. Anyone experience this before? I'm also unsure of how tight the flat belt should be.
Also, when I switch the v-belt from one pulley to the other, the tension changes enough
that I'll need to adjust it each time. I assumed that this wouldn't be needed. Is this
normal?