HobbyMat Lathe

HobbyMat Lathe

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3 June 2020 at 20:49 #10277
David Fox 4
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3 June 2020 at 20:49 #477303
David Fox 4
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Hi

Hoping to find some fellow hobbymat md65 owners to help me resolve an issue. I obtained the lathe a couple of years ago and I'm having some issues with the machine. please take a look at this video and maybe someone with more experience with this lathe can help.

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4 June 2020 at 11:24 #477412
Roger B
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Difficult to say exactly what is going on. There should be a thrust race (33) and a collar (8) held in place with a taper pin. This locates the headstock end of the leadscrew. The tailstock end is located by the hand wheel. There is a simple dog clutch to connect the change gears.

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Roger
4 June 2020 at 11:59 #477423
Paul Kemp
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I think you will find the pin (part number 28 on the drawing above) has sheared. I had a similar issue with mine many years ago and I can't remember the precise details but I don't think the pin is a taper pin, I think on mine it was parallel. Either way from the movement I would say yours is broke!

Paul.
4 June 2020 at 13:19 #477443
Ian Johnson 1
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Looks like you are also missing the dog clutch which is a keyed sliding fit on the end of the leadscrew. The collar pin could be broken too which would account for the excess play.

Here's a bad photo of my MD65 if it helps?

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