06-14-2015, 03:06 AM
(06-13-2015, 06:37 PM)PixMan Wrote: You know Pete, it occurred to me that if repairing the cast gearbox housing isn't a viable option, most people in Australia just send the part off to a shop up in the northeast US and a new, machined from solid piece is sent back. Eventually.
If I'm to understand this as an offer, it is incredibly generous. Despite what Darren says.
I'm going to struggle to get any time on this thing for a few weeks as I'm taking my wife away on an outback trip for a fortnight and have to get a few jobs done on the vehicle to be ready for the trip, leaving probably Friday so that has to take priority for me this week although it's killing me having the mill sitting there and not yet running. Just picked up a 7.5 hp motor to use as an idler for my rotary phase converter, the friend who is sourcing other components for me (transformer and capacitors etc) is away this week so there's not even any prospect of getting the motor spinning before we go away.
When I can get another block of time on the mill, I'll see if I can make an assessment of just how repairable or not the gearbox is and whether it might be necessary to send it on a world tour.
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