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Hello all, I have lurked around here for a while, trying to learn what I can but reading only goes so far. I lucked into a lathe that fit my budget, and while it may not have be a good starter lathe, it's the one I have. It's an old F.E. Reed with an electric conversion that was a bit hasty in its installation.
It has a turner uni-drive 4 speed transmission to drive a belt. The motor and trans stand are a little left of level and I was thinking I could make a pully to compensate for the angle the drive pully is on to make sure the belt stops slipping off.
With that done the next step is to fix the tail stock, it has a stuck Jacob's chuck that I can't free. I have read and seen there are wedges I can get to beat it out but I'm not sure.
I suppose I'm excited about my new lathe and am looking for any advice on my initial plans and to see if anyone has any useful information for me with this lathe.
It has a turner uni-drive 4 speed transmission to drive a belt. The motor and trans stand are a little left of level and I was thinking I could make a pully to compensate for the angle the drive pully is on to make sure the belt stops slipping off.
With that done the next step is to fix the tail stock, it has a stuck Jacob's chuck that I can't free. I have read and seen there are wedges I can get to beat it out but I'm not sure.
I suppose I'm excited about my new lathe and am looking for any advice on my initial plans and to see if anyone has any useful information for me with this lathe.