Hello,
I am new to the forum, and need some help from someone who has experience with the Enco 9X20 lathe. I recently purchased this machine from a gentlemen who originally bought it brand new in 1994. He took very good care of it and had everything that he did to it well documented. I did have to replace the motor pulley as the old one was plastic and was broken. Replacement of the pulley was simple and the new one I purchased from Enco is Aluminum which is a nice upgrade. The problem that I am having is related to getting the V belt into the speed positions from the spindle pulley to the motor pulley. These would be speeds AC1, AC2, and AC3 on the speed diagram on the lathe. I can get the belt into the proper grooves on the respective pulleys but it is so tight, that if I engage the tension lever, the belt will snap when turned on. Per the manual, it says that the tension lever needs to be engaged to avoid breaking the belt, but that is exactly what happens if I use it with these three speeds only. Am I not supposed to use the tension lever on these three speeds? Any help would be greatly appreciated, and if anyone needs me to post pictures to be more clear, I can do that. Thanks!
I am new to the forum, and need some help from someone who has experience with the Enco 9X20 lathe. I recently purchased this machine from a gentlemen who originally bought it brand new in 1994. He took very good care of it and had everything that he did to it well documented. I did have to replace the motor pulley as the old one was plastic and was broken. Replacement of the pulley was simple and the new one I purchased from Enco is Aluminum which is a nice upgrade. The problem that I am having is related to getting the V belt into the speed positions from the spindle pulley to the motor pulley. These would be speeds AC1, AC2, and AC3 on the speed diagram on the lathe. I can get the belt into the proper grooves on the respective pulleys but it is so tight, that if I engage the tension lever, the belt will snap when turned on. Per the manual, it says that the tension lever needs to be engaged to avoid breaking the belt, but that is exactly what happens if I use it with these three speeds only. Am I not supposed to use the tension lever on these three speeds? Any help would be greatly appreciated, and if anyone needs me to post pictures to be more clear, I can do that. Thanks!
