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Hi All, The lathe is fixed!! Thanks very much for all the advice - it was invaluable. I got the parts from Axminster, as suggested, for a fraction of the manufacturer's price. A,nd yes, the people at Axminster are great; really helpful and the stuff arrived the next day. An especially big...

Hi All, The lathe is fixed!! Thanks very much for all the advice - it was invaluable. I got the parts from Axminster, as suggested, for a fraction of the manufacturer's price. A,nd yes, the people at Axminster are great; really helpful and the stuff arrived the next day. An especially big...

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My SIP 01490 Variable Speed Woodturning Lathe is broken - the "Pulley - spindle (R)" to be precise (according to the User Manual). A small chunk has broken off this pulley and the Rack that moves in and out to adjust the lathe speed is jammed in the break, preventing the spindle from turning. I...

...and the whole thing

ok, have resized photo so hopefully can post it now...

hmmm... "max size 256kb" so it still won't let me post the photo!

Post number 5

... and post number 4

...post number 3

Thanks for the advice and offers of help guys, I'm going to put a few more posts on here so that I can then post a picture (I tried to yesterday but it wouldn't let me, didn't realise about the 'five posts' thing).

My SIP 01490 Variable Speed Woodturning Lathe is broken - the "Pulley - spindle (R)" to be precise (according to the User Manual). A small chunk has broken off this pulley and the Rack that moves in and out to adjust the lathe speed is jammed in the break, preventing the spindle from turning. I...