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- Apr 19, 2015
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- 38
Daggum mice have not been kind to me this year. First go round a few weeks ago, they got into my mig welder and chewed through the gas line and used the contactor as a toilet and gummed it all up. Got that fixed and mouse proofed it with wire mesh.
On to the lathe... Ran it, stopped it to change something and when I went to start it, it would not turn. Thought the bearings or something seized up and when I pulled the junction box cover for the wiring, I saw the dreaded mouse nest fluff. Have always dreaded the thought of ever trying to pull that motor and the task did not let me down. Actually it wasn't that bad aside from a nice pinch of one of my finger tips and the PITA of wrestling that thing out.
Got it on the bench and thankfully, so far, they only had a party in the rear of the motor. They drug in some sort of long and tough fibers in it and it wrapped around the shaft and cooling fins. Pulled the back cover off, cleaned it out and reassembled it. Spins freely now but am leaving the door open that the motor might be damaged. Will keep my fingers crossed when I put it back in tomorrow. Gonna mouse proof it too.
On to the lathe... Ran it, stopped it to change something and when I went to start it, it would not turn. Thought the bearings or something seized up and when I pulled the junction box cover for the wiring, I saw the dreaded mouse nest fluff. Have always dreaded the thought of ever trying to pull that motor and the task did not let me down. Actually it wasn't that bad aside from a nice pinch of one of my finger tips and the PITA of wrestling that thing out.
Got it on the bench and thankfully, so far, they only had a party in the rear of the motor. They drug in some sort of long and tough fibers in it and it wrapped around the shaft and cooling fins. Pulled the back cover off, cleaned it out and reassembled it. Spins freely now but am leaving the door open that the motor might be damaged. Will keep my fingers crossed when I put it back in tomorrow. Gonna mouse proof it too.