Recent content by pickledegg

Charnwood 824 looks the same as Record Power DML305 but with variable speed electronics. RP do sell a variable speed DML305 (DML305VS) but it has a slightly different design in the tailstock to the non-variable speed model and seems quite expensive in comparison which leads me to think there...

Update: Back together and it's working great - noise has gone. Either it was one of the bearings or I fixed something by taking it apart and putting it back together again, whatever it was has gone. Back to work! Have to say Record Power were great, getting new bearings out to me quickly and...

If it's still under warranty and Record Power are okay with you doing this (just inc case of warranty issues later) then this is how I did it, might not be their specific procedure but it seemed to work out for me: 1. Remove hand wheel and pulley 2. Remove power switch, unplug the cables and...

New bearings arrived today - different brands to the ones it came fitted with, made in Japan this time :) We'll see if they do the trick, just need to go pick up some external circlip pliers as can't seem to find mine anywhere. I'll report back

Strangely... fine. I've spun them all in my fingers and don't feel any flat spots or anything. Kinda hard to tell with them out if they were the source of the problem though since no load on them. Listening closely as they rotate all I hear is ball bearings on steel insulated with grease. My...

Today I decided to get a head start on the bearings arriving and did the disassembly part. Everything came apart easily enough, it's a simple design but now I have the spindle shaft out I have noticed what looks like wear on the outboard (pulley) end of the shaft. Picture attached and I'll send...

I can only offer my own experience - got a Record Power SC3 with my lathe and have been very happy with it. It seemed to be the best priced chuck I could find for the money too, there were some cheaper options but the SC3 seems to be compatible with the bulk of jaws etc. on the market and from...

For what it's worth: the proops 2MT drill chuck on Amazon is astonishing value... £8 I think I paid. Made in China obviously but genuinely surprised by the quality of it, probably not the best chuck around but for my purposes and I suspect most turners... can't argue with the price. edit: £9...

Nothing dramatic at all, I mean I had a few catches in my first few attempts at turning but after sticking to what books and internet have told me I can't remember the last time I had a catch. Good news is that Record Power are going to post me two new bearings which is great, I've had a look...

Update: I got the go-ahead from Record Power to take the headstock off and check inside. The indexing gear is secure and not fouling anything, can hear better though and the noise is a creak followed by a click. Seems like one of the bearings to me but can't determine which one exactly...

I've tried taking 17,18 & 19 out - its the spindle lock, no difference to noise. 7 and 22 are a sort of gear that the spindle lock drops in to to lock the spindle, I don't know the terminology well but I believe this is the indexing gear or something like that. I've not disassembled the...

Hi Brian, No rev counter, it's just a basic model really. I've attached an exploded diagram of it.

No such sensors on this model I'm afraid

I bought a set of reasonable HSS tools when I got my lathe but have quickly found that of the set I use two tools: The roughing gouge and the parting tool. Aside from that I make heavy use of my 3/8 fingernail grind bowl gouge which I bought separately. While it may be called a bowl gouge it's...

Unfortunately this is the noise with nothing fitted to spindle threads. Was hoping it would just be a setscrew loose or something but I've made sure everything on the spindle (pulley and knob) is tight and located properly.