Bill Bukovec
01-18-2020, 7:53 PM
Like many others, the Reeves drive failed on my Delta lathe.
I got it spinning again replacing the spindle pulley with an aluminum step pulley. This required machining a custom step key because the slot ( on the inside diameter) of the pulley was a different width than the slot on the spindle shaft.
I also mounted a step pulley on the motor.
A plywood shelf is mounted to the ways.
The motor is mounted on a piece of plywood which has bolt slots to adjust the belt tension.
Yes, it's ugly and it's not a pleasure to use. But it will get me by for a few years before I haul it to the scrap pile.
I think the two pulleys added up to 50 or 60 bucks.
I got it spinning again replacing the spindle pulley with an aluminum step pulley. This required machining a custom step key because the slot ( on the inside diameter) of the pulley was a different width than the slot on the spindle shaft.
I also mounted a step pulley on the motor.
A plywood shelf is mounted to the ways.
The motor is mounted on a piece of plywood which has bolt slots to adjust the belt tension.
Yes, it's ugly and it's not a pleasure to use. But it will get me by for a few years before I haul it to the scrap pile.
I think the two pulleys added up to 50 or 60 bucks.