13-03-2014, 07:21 PM
Hi,
Thanks Colin; yes these restorations sure keep me busy leaving me too tired to get into any serious trouble.
Many thanks Big Al; the new sample belting is 3/32" thick which in drive belt terms is very thin indeed but the sample appears to be incredibly strong. I've been very busy this afternoon working on the Lorch in peace and quiet for a change which is very rare indeed; shirt sleeves with the garage doors wide open mid March works for me.
I've now stripped most of the carriage as seen in the pictures below and what an absolutely dirty job its been; I've not yet sussed out how all the gearing works but what I do now know is that it looks to be in excellent condition; the Lorch will weigh a lot less with all this dirt and rubbish removed. I was interested to learn why the cross slide (facing) power feed doesn't work but there is nothing amiss as far as I can see but possibly the cross slide screw might be the cause because there is a lot of slack in the outer bearing area and given that the gear is so small it might not be meshing? I wonder if I can open the casting hole to accept a bush but this will not be an easy job unless I can bring a reamer to bear? This lathe yells quality right down to the special set screws; I'll be pleased to see it run once again. I've now really broken it and hope I can put it all back together but more painting will be needed first.
When I separated the apron there were six set screws in three different lengths so I've attached these to a piece of card in correct order; its so easy to simply unscrew components throwing everything into a container only to deeply regret it later; I've also taken lots of images just to be safe for when I start to re-assemble everything.
When I opened the garage doors today I thought that's a powerful cellulose smell so after pulling the car out I investigated. I've now suffered exactly the same problem that David suffered a couple of years ago in that the 5 ltr cellulose thinners tin had sprung a leak at its base joint flooding one of the benches which was downright dangerous in the confines of the garage so I quickly emptied the rest of the thinners into lidded glass jars. One day I will go into the garage without hassle but I'm not holding my breath?
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks Colin; yes these restorations sure keep me busy leaving me too tired to get into any serious trouble.
Many thanks Big Al; the new sample belting is 3/32" thick which in drive belt terms is very thin indeed but the sample appears to be incredibly strong. I've been very busy this afternoon working on the Lorch in peace and quiet for a change which is very rare indeed; shirt sleeves with the garage doors wide open mid March works for me.
I've now stripped most of the carriage as seen in the pictures below and what an absolutely dirty job its been; I've not yet sussed out how all the gearing works but what I do now know is that it looks to be in excellent condition; the Lorch will weigh a lot less with all this dirt and rubbish removed. I was interested to learn why the cross slide (facing) power feed doesn't work but there is nothing amiss as far as I can see but possibly the cross slide screw might be the cause because there is a lot of slack in the outer bearing area and given that the gear is so small it might not be meshing? I wonder if I can open the casting hole to accept a bush but this will not be an easy job unless I can bring a reamer to bear? This lathe yells quality right down to the special set screws; I'll be pleased to see it run once again. I've now really broken it and hope I can put it all back together but more painting will be needed first.
When I separated the apron there were six set screws in three different lengths so I've attached these to a piece of card in correct order; its so easy to simply unscrew components throwing everything into a container only to deeply regret it later; I've also taken lots of images just to be safe for when I start to re-assemble everything.
When I opened the garage doors today I thought that's a powerful cellulose smell so after pulling the car out I investigated. I've now suffered exactly the same problem that David suffered a couple of years ago in that the 5 ltr cellulose thinners tin had sprung a leak at its base joint flooding one of the benches which was downright dangerous in the confines of the garage so I quickly emptied the rest of the thinners into lidded glass jars. One day I will go into the garage without hassle but I'm not holding my breath?
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
