Re: T-L headstock cone pulley specifications.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýGood morning Robert.? Bit of information for you about your TL.? ??If the spindle bearing lubrication chains are still in place the TL head stock was designed as a pattern makers lathe or a wood lathe with the capability of very light metal working but no threading.? This being said the TL lathe and its very unique lubrication system for the spindle bearings allowed the lathe to be ran at much higher speeds than most lathes of the day.? The TL lathe was setup to run at speeds of 1500 to 1800 rpm.? So Robert pull the bearing caps and see if the little bead chains are still on the spindle if they are clean? the oil reservoir wells and fill? with spindle oil and re-install the spindle with chains in place. Also if your going to use a tread mill motor and have the variable speed control there is really no need for the three step cone pulleys you do not have.? If originality is not a concern I would consider using a serpentine belt pulley setup for the lathe.? Us as large of one that can be fit to the head stock and a quite small one on the countershaft.? Then when you find what rpm range your motor will run at then size the counter shaft pulley for the motor belt accordingly. Most tread mill motors I have seen have a serpentine belt pulley installed on them already so you would only need a larger one for the countershaft.? This arrangement would make for a very smooth running powerful drive. ? Dennis ? Sent from for Windows 10 ? From: rcbradley@...
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2020 6:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DaltonLathes] T-L headstock cone pulley specifications. ? [Edited Message Follows] It has probably been 60 years since a hardware store carried a pulley like this and copying the one I don't have would be hard to do! ? |
Dennis Turk
