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Three routes, one, just buy a new motor, however I’m guessing it will have an imperial shaft so take a deep breath.The other is to get the shaft turned down and a sleeve silver soldered / brazed on, probably turned again to size.There might be enough metal around the pulley hole to allow it to be enlarged to a standard metric size. You can then either buy a much cheaper metric motor or again get the old motor sleeved.The Key will be a standard size, you just buy the appropriate size. Usually given in the manual on a machine of this vintage.I haven’t worked on / restored a Fobco star so far so don’t have hands on experience of one.
Three routes, one, just buy a new motor, however I’m guessing it will have an imperial shaft so take a deep breath.
The other is to get the shaft turned down and a sleeve silver soldered / brazed on, probably turned again to size.
There might be enough metal around the pulley hole to allow it to be enlarged to a standard metric size. You can then either buy a much cheaper metric motor or again get the old motor sleeved.
The Key will be a standard size, you just buy the appropriate size. Usually given in the manual on a machine of this vintage.
I haven’t worked on / restored a Fobco star so far so don’t have hands on experience of one.
