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Thanks for this, there is a morse taper #1 so my friend may have something to measure in there. Typical, I’ve only just had the spindle out to replace a bearing! Oh well it will be good to get this fixed.

I‘ve just spent what seems like a small fortune on a pair of vari-focal safety specs. I found myself peering under the edge of my glasses! They work really well except when working overhead but that’s vari-focals for you. Wouldn’t be without them now.

The actual shaft/backplate of the lathe is 1/1/8” but the thread is 3/4”. I‘ve checked over the chuck and all surfaces are flat and well mated so I‘m now convinced it’s been poorly manufactured. I spun the lathe by hand and found the point with the maximum offset and then inserted a shim of...

Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll double check this today. Spindle nose is 3/4 by 16 tpi, so if anyone does have a similar plate and would be willing to try mine or loan me theirs to try then that would be much appreciated. I believe the Versa Chuck sold by the toolpost was a similar unit but...

Can’t help with the switch pin but there can’t be many people with a bar in the workshop!

Using my trusty feeler gauges I have measured 10 thou runout at the face of the backplate and <1.5 thou on the edge. At the end of the Chuck this has increased to 12 thou and at the end of the screw mount it’s got a proper jiggle on.

That video only shows the backplate. I removed the chuck to eliminate it. The spigot is a good fit to the chuck. It can be rotated to 3 positions which I have now tried and used a set of feeler gauges to measure the run out in each position. It was the same in each case. I measured 12 Thou or...

I’m not having much luck with my Record Lathe, having improved the vibration with a new bearing I wanted to use the Axminster Precision Chuck that came with it only to discover that it has a huge wobble. This is the Chuck. I removed the backplate from the Axminster chuck which I believe was...

Also many of these cheap items are not CE approved which means they can be compromised in terms of safety and fire resistance. I’ve been burnt, literally, and would now only buy direct from a reputable UK supplier.

Yes, you have to set up the front bearing once you’ve removed the shaft. I ran for the 5 minutes advised in the manual and then rechecked, all good.

So, I fitted the new bearing today kicking myself for not getting a new drive belt whilst I had it apart. It has improved things, certainly the drive belt tension now makes no difference nor does changing the speed. The rear bearing grumble has also gone so all good. I also found the overhanging...

Some progress hopefully. The motor runs quiet and smoothly on its own. The vibration also got worse at the faster speeds. I have an engineers stethoscope so I probed round the bearings and the back one sounded noisy. So after much cursing I’ve removed the spindle and rear bearing and ordered a...

Thanks for the ideas, just heading out to check these items. Unfortunately I don’t have a run out gauge, keep meaning to get one but never got round to it.

I fully understand, I certainly wasn’t expecting them for free. A subscription type service or a single payment to be able to watch for a few months would work for me but again I appreciate the work involved. Anyway send another fan mail to Richard from me!!👍

I presume this is do to some licensing issue? I've found the video so useful and have been out to the workshop several times to replicate what Richard showed and then back to watch again when things didn't go quite according to plan. It will be such a shame to loose this.

I have an old blue record power CL3-36 lathe mounted on the metal record stand. I've set it up at 24inch width and hung the longer bars over the end by the headstock/motor. I haven't yet bolted the lathe to the concrete floor as I'm not 100% sure I'm going to keep it in its current position. It...

I also found it really useful, I almost gave up because of the sound but was soon so engrossed I no longer noticed it.

I have a CL3 36 and I hang the bars over the ends to reduce to 24 inches but I don’t believe you can do that with your version? Record now only sells 24inch versions with a 1ft optional extension bar so I can’t see any issue with cutting them down by that much but Sod’s law will dictate that...

This is a sobering statement. “For over 60 years, the British Safety Council has been campaigning to protect workers and improve workplace conditions and practices, both in Britain and around the world. In India, where around 80% of the estimated 465 million-strong workforce are not protected...

Perhaps because their toes have the feel and dexterity of a 3rd hand? Mind you, they don’t video the bad bits!