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Hello, All!
Thanks for having me on the forum! I've been learning loads reading through the posts. But I've got a bit of an odd problem, or rather an odd model with a usual problem.
I recently bought an old Central Machinery 7x10 mini lathe from a gentleman in my area who had only used it twice. It had been sitting in storage since 1992 when he last used it. I brought it home, plugged it in, and it would try to start and fail immediately. Every 4 tries it ran, but only at full speed. I figured that I'd tackle the speed control problem first, and replaced the plain B5K potentiometer that was in it with a new one. Soldered it in place, and now it starts up perfectly every time, but the speed is still stuck on full. I'm a but flummoxed, really! I tried to fix one problem, but ended up fixing the other one.
I've attached pictures of the lathe below. I'd really love to be able to fix this problem, with your help.
Thanks so much!
Willow
Thanks for having me on the forum! I've been learning loads reading through the posts. But I've got a bit of an odd problem, or rather an odd model with a usual problem.
I recently bought an old Central Machinery 7x10 mini lathe from a gentleman in my area who had only used it twice. It had been sitting in storage since 1992 when he last used it. I brought it home, plugged it in, and it would try to start and fail immediately. Every 4 tries it ran, but only at full speed. I figured that I'd tackle the speed control problem first, and replaced the plain B5K potentiometer that was in it with a new one. Soldered it in place, and now it starts up perfectly every time, but the speed is still stuck on full. I'm a but flummoxed, really! I tried to fix one problem, but ended up fixing the other one.
I've attached pictures of the lathe below. I'd really love to be able to fix this problem, with your help.
Thanks so much!
Willow