I have used Rustoleum Canvas White on my jet 1640 to rehab and it works beautifully. Super cheap and super available at almost any big box store.
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I have used Rustoleum Canvas White on my jet 1640 to rehab and it works beautifully. Super cheap and super available at almost any big box store.
I have a bunch of bowl blanks that seem to be hovering around 12-13% moisture after some years. Since I don’t have a kiln and these are too large for my microwave, am wondering if anyone has tried a...
I'm finding that the front bearings on my 4 year old Jet 1640 are getting almost hot after lengthy use at spindle speeds. For example, after 10-15 minutes at 2000 rpm. the bearing housing is almost...
fifth from the left?
Got it done. Found a video on Youtube that showed the drill. Thanks for the help.
John P.
By the way, When I had a ticking sound in the headstock, I found that the set screw in the collar was loose, allowing the collar to move. To fix, remove the spindle locking pin apparatus from the...
The right hand bearing is much larger than the left one. And the one I want to replace the right hand one with is the same number as the old one still on the shaft. This real question is how do I get...
I'm trying to change the larger right hand bearing on my Jet 1642 spindle. The tech support and the manual both said to slide the bearing off the left end of the spindle, after removing the pulley...
I have just turned a few boxes and would like to do more. When looking at the Packard diamond side cutting scraper, they claim it is used for "establishing a clean square corner" at the bottom of...
Jim, I just had the front bearing go out in my one year old 1642 230V motor. The symptoms were somewhat similar: under power, and at lower rpm, there was a noisy metallic scraping/clicking sound....
Since I see some folks buffing with direct drive systems on 3400 rpm motors, it looks like 4600 Rpm should be OK. Thanks for the help!
John Patrick
I give all my shaving to my neighbor, who makes mulch by mixing them with dirt. She's growing good vegetables in there!
I would like to know the approximate RPM of my buffing wheels. The motor is rated at 1725 RPM. It has a two inch ID pully that drives a 3/4" ID" pully on the mandril. The buffing wheels are 6"...