Garfy
New member
Hello,
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I was lucky enough to buy Clarke 900mm reversible head wood lathe with variable 10-speed control on e-Bay from a joiner's workshop near me, (he was upgrading). It is a few years old but worked perfectly for the couple of years I have had.
I haven't used it for approximately 3 months, it is stored in my large shed/workshop which is watertight/dry but with no heating, so cold over the winter.
I turned it on the other day & it was running at the slow speed, when I went to change up the speed to a high spin speed the control arm that moves from 1 through to 10 had resistance and would not move up through the different stages, meaning I could not get it to go quicker. By trying to move the speed control arm I could also feel the outer casing getting warmer (not to the point of overheating, because I didn't take the risk & turned it off). I then tried again a few minutes later, but the same occurred.
I took the casing off the legs/body of the lathe & turned it upside down so I could check there was not a visible blockage or issue, I also sprayed it up with lubricant just to see if that would help. I could not see anything that looks out of place or broken belt etc.
I love this lathe, & can't afford to replace it, so as I say, any help really appreciated?
I am new to lathe working & love doing it, but if I can't fix this, it may be sometime before I get to buy another & enjoy it again.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I was lucky enough to buy Clarke 900mm reversible head wood lathe with variable 10-speed control on e-Bay from a joiner's workshop near me, (he was upgrading). It is a few years old but worked perfectly for the couple of years I have had.
I haven't used it for approximately 3 months, it is stored in my large shed/workshop which is watertight/dry but with no heating, so cold over the winter.
I turned it on the other day & it was running at the slow speed, when I went to change up the speed to a high spin speed the control arm that moves from 1 through to 10 had resistance and would not move up through the different stages, meaning I could not get it to go quicker. By trying to move the speed control arm I could also feel the outer casing getting warmer (not to the point of overheating, because I didn't take the risk & turned it off). I then tried again a few minutes later, but the same occurred.
I took the casing off the legs/body of the lathe & turned it upside down so I could check there was not a visible blockage or issue, I also sprayed it up with lubricant just to see if that would help. I could not see anything that looks out of place or broken belt etc.
I love this lathe, & can't afford to replace it, so as I say, any help really appreciated?
I am new to lathe working & love doing it, but if I can't fix this, it may be sometime before I get to buy another & enjoy it again.
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