Down for a bit

[cseymour]

Hello all
Was working on some Freedom pens today when the tail stock on my HF lathe (10x18) started becoming hard to turn. I think something inside may have sheared because I can no longer retract the quill.
Anyone have any ideas on a fix?

Thank you

Chris


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[cseymour]

Hello All,
Am happy to report I have been able to fix my issue.
I dis-assembled the tailstock, cleaned everything well and am back in business.
I found a video from Ed at ExoticBlanks that pointed me in the right direction.

Thank you

 

[PBorowick]

That's great to hear. I was stumped on what could have been wrong.
What was the cause of the problem?

 

[cseymour]

Hello Paul,
I am not quite sure. After I had posted the message above, I stumbled across a video from Ed at Exotic blanks.
When I saw the way his tail stock came apart, I tried the same with mine. In his video, the parts just slid out when he took the hand wheel off.
I had to give mine a few raps with a mallet and then they came out. I cleaned them with DNA, then took a piece of sandpaper on a dowel and cleaned out the casting of the tail stock. It took a few times but finally the pieces would slide in and out as in the video. I then re-assembled and all seems ok again. It is only a guess but I am thinking there could have been some finishing residues on the quill and over time just sort of gummed up. Again, just a guess but at least I can get back to turning.

Thank you

Chris

 

[Woodchipper]

Did you use a light oil on the quill?

 

[cseymour]

Hello @Woodchipper,
I did not -- but that sounds like a great idea -- i am going to do that later this week.
Will take apart again clean then lube the quill.

Thank you for the great suggestion

Cheers.

Chris

 

[Woodchipper]

Just a light coat. Too much will get gummy and attract crud.