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The motor runs and I have managed to free most of the things in the head stock but I can't get the variable speed thing to work. I have freed up the righthand pulley on the motor arbor and it slides now, but what I think should be the moveable side of the pulley on the spindle is stubbornly frozen.
I guess my first question should be, am I correct in assuming the cast iron collar (the black piece) and the cone pulley side in the first picture should slide freely on spindle? ( I have removed the other (fixed?) side of the pulley and the grub screw locking the speed adjustment pusher to the black piece)
The Grizzly manual for a similar lathe says the spindle should be greased there as regular maintenance, but none was evident just a bit of surface rust that mostly came off with steel wool. I have tried flooding the shaft and pulley with WD40 but it has not help loosen the pulley as yet.
I have tried tapping around the pulley close to the shaft, but I'm scared of breaking the alloy as it looks pretty fragile.
I tried to get a look at the other side of the cast iron piece with a mirror (the second pic) but it's hard to fit anything in there to lever the pulley away and the black piece seems to be seated on another bearing anyway.
Has anybody got any suggestions on how to free the pulley mechanism, if in fact it is supposed to move?
Are spare parts pulleys available for these beasts?
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Hi all, my father in law has just given me a ledacraft mc900 lathe. It's my first lathe even though I've been turning for 18 months. It has no manual or any accessories as it sat in his shed since new. (Never used, think it's ten years old or more) I've tried getting some info on maintenance of the net but have come up empty. I have found out it uses a reeves pulley system. Any tips on maintenance and all functions would be great. Lube with grease under the cover or wd40. And what parts, any I should stay away from. Consider me clueless cheers Jason