lathe vibration

[Carl]

Iv'e not long been given a Coronet Minor Wood Lathe with a few other devices, I have bolted it to a wooden bench which is fastened to the shed wall, on starting up the lathe I could hear a vibration humming sound which is quite irritating is there any sort of anti vibration pads that I can put under the mounting brackets, I have been surfing the net and so far had no luck I would appreciate advice on how to over come this problem. Plus I don't want to upset the niebours

Carl

 

[Paul.J]

Carl wrote
Plus I don't want to upset the niebours
How bad is the vibration for you to worry about your nieghbours :shock:
Sounds like something more drastic.Is this on slow speed too.
Paul.J.

 

[OLD]

Check the adjustment of the main bearing you can undo a lock ring then rotate the bearing to tighten it up and re lock this removes side to side play.
It can also help to support the motor (block of wood ) to get rid of vibration.

 

[Carl]

Thanks for the reply OLD I will look into what you wrote.

Carl

 

[DW54VER]

Iv'e not long been given a Coronet Minor Wood Lathe with a few other devices, I have bolted it to a wooden bench which is fastened to the shed wall, on starting up the lathe I could hear a vibration humming sound which is quite irritating is there any sort of anti vibration pads that I can put under the mounting brackets, I have been surfing the net and so far had no luck I would appreciate advice on how to over come this problem. Plus I don't want to upset the niebours

Carl

Hi there Carl,

For many years I worked in the M&E Industry and worked on numerous projects which had various pieces of machinery, plant and equipment including pumps, fans, compressors etc etc.

Recently I have been on a search for a Union Graduate lathe and, as I remember them at school 40-50 years ago, they were big, heavy, powerful and noisy beasts.

My initial thoughts have focussed on whether I might find myself having to strip a machine down to replace top and bottom bearings, finding replacement parts and, how to convert a machine from 415volts, 3 phase wiring, motor and switch gear to operate on 240 volts, single phase.
However, just this week I realised that I would need to get my head around the concrete floor or base that this machine will sit on and the all important ‘anti vibration mountings’.

So, like you I started a search, using google and eBay but unlike you, I came up with lots and lots of stuff that is going to be suitable.

Years ago, I recall pumps, fans, compressors sat on AVM’s or TICO matting I think it was called. I have also taken a look at two shower pumps I fitted at home some years ago and sure enough they have got a rubber Anti Vibration Matting under them.

so, it might be worth a search using ‘AntiVibration’ mountings or matting.

best wishes,
David.

 

[Jacob]

Might be something simple like worn drive belt or worn/damaged pulleys.

 

[GarF]

Is there any way to load up the base with sand bags or some other granular ballast? The more mass you can add, the more it will deaden vibration.

 

[Paul Hannaby]

Try running the lathe with the drive belt slackened off to see if the vibration is coming from the motor.

I looked at getting some Tico pads for one of my lathes and decided they were far too expensive so I made my own pads from cork (Ikea place mats!) and gasket foam rubber. I'm still using those after 12 years! On my other lathe, I just have squares of carpet under the feet for vibration damping. That seems to work fine too.

 

[Doug B]

Chaps this thread is over 13 years old I’m sure Carl’s sorted his problem by now

 

[Adam Pinson]

Chaps this thread is over 13 years old I’m sure Carl’s sorted his problem by now

lol

 

[Jacob]

Yebbut I've been thinking about it for 13 years!