Deadeye
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I'm trying, unsuccessfully, to remove a sanding patten from the motor spindle.
I have managed to remove a bolt that runs through the neck of the platten onto the spindle; I thought this was locking it but seems not.
There is a keyway in both the spindle and the disc hub; these are aligned. I can't see a key in the channel at either end. If I poke a small rod in at the front it hits what feels like a surface running diagonally out away from the axis - i.e. the rod skids outwards (when I'd expected it to hit a flat key head).
I've tried heating; I don't have a puller that can get the ends of the 12" disc (not even close).
Some newbie questions (as ever):
1. If there is a key in the channel, do I tap it inwards from the front towards the motor, or is it some perverse setup where I have to push the platten in and then get the key out away from the motor?
2. If it is a key and needs to go towards the motor, do I just keep tapping gently until it shifts?
3. Any other tips/techniques?
4. Bonus. The motor is wired to run anticlockwise... which was unexpected. The sanding table is L shaped so it turns down into the corner of the L. Is that right?
Thanks!!
I have managed to remove a bolt that runs through the neck of the platten onto the spindle; I thought this was locking it but seems not.
There is a keyway in both the spindle and the disc hub; these are aligned. I can't see a key in the channel at either end. If I poke a small rod in at the front it hits what feels like a surface running diagonally out away from the axis - i.e. the rod skids outwards (when I'd expected it to hit a flat key head).
I've tried heating; I don't have a puller that can get the ends of the 12" disc (not even close).
Some newbie questions (as ever):
1. If there is a key in the channel, do I tap it inwards from the front towards the motor, or is it some perverse setup where I have to push the platten in and then get the key out away from the motor?
2. If it is a key and needs to go towards the motor, do I just keep tapping gently until it shifts?
3. Any other tips/techniques?
4. Bonus. The motor is wired to run anticlockwise... which was unexpected. The sanding table is L shaped so it turns down into the corner of the L. Is that right?
Thanks!!