kity k5 help

[shim20]

ive got a kity k5 had it for a while but only just set it up to use, and i noticed on the planer the wheel that turns the feed rollers is bent some how and the belt comes off after a few turns :evil: dose anyone know where i can get a new pully from? its the one on the right with holes in it, thanks
ben

 

[9fingers]

Are you sure that it is the pulley that is bent not the shaft?

If the pulley is bent then is should be easy enough to straighten it to the extent that the belt will stay on.

Bob

 

[shim20]

yer the pully when i put it on a flat surface the wheels not flat, sopose i could try a hammer (hammer)

 

[9fingers]

I would try pressing it in a vice between two thick pieces of MDF.

Hammering is likely to do little more than cause local distortion where you hit it.

good luck

Bob

 

[shim20]

ok thanks for yor help

 

[Lons]

I'd second what 9fingers says. it's alloy and likely to shatter if you hit it

if it really is knackered you won't get a Kity replacement but could probably get one machined at a local engineering shop. No reason why it can't be steel instead of alloy as long as it's balanced.

Bob

 

[dickm]

Might be possible to get one off the shelf from a bearing/power transmission specialist. BeeLine bearings in Milton Keynes could get most sizes of pulley to order, and presumably there are other similar suppliers in most big towns.

 

[shim20]

thanks chaps, i used a hammer (hammer) and still bent but ran it up just now and works so will do for me