06-07-2012, 06:31 PM
(06-07-2012, 06:27 AM)jhovel Wrote: Have a go at the motor shaft with a file. Chances are that it is soft, in which case you can turn it down between centres. Also, if your lathe is big enough, you only have to take the fan cover off and let the motor frame just hang there - it has bearings. At a few hundred rpm you won't hurt anything.Have you ever come across an electric motor shaft that is too hard to turn down on a lathe?
Cheers,
Joe
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.