06-11-2015, 08:51 AM
(06-11-2015, 02:14 AM)Pete O Wrote: The casing of the worm gearbox is also cracked, presumably from someone trying to force movement in the Y axis after the shaft seized, so i will have to either weld it or make a new one (who do I know who has an iron casting furnace...)
If your not able to do it yourself (Casting Iron is a whole new level of learning) I would try to get ahold of a guy on yourtube by the handle of
https://youtu.be/WERgTZvfnbw
He's in Oz not sure where, but if it was me I would try to contact him thru one of his videos and see if he would do it. I could but the shipping would be a killer I'm sure.
If the cracks aren't too bad it would be welded, or brazed. do you have a photo of the cracked area?
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