Durden L500

The Clays

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Jul 4, 2001, 1:07:34 AM7/4/01

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Hi
I have bought a Durden L500 lathe (Australian) and need to install a pulley
guard. I am unable to remove the pulleys from the motor drive shaft. Does
anyone in etherland have a tip or piece of magic that can help.
Much appreciated

Richard

Glenn

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Jul 4, 2001, 1:21:27 AM7/4/01

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G'day Richard,

I have an old Durden L500 I bought back in February.

What do you mean by a pulley gaurd? Mine has a gaurd but it just slips over
the top of the current pulley arrangement and torques down with a couple of
screws at the front and back.

If you mean the pully gaurd "behind" the pulleys is missing or needs
replacing, then I would assume the pulleys would come off after undoing the
grub screws holding them to the spindles. An allan key should be the
ticket.

Hope I was a little help.

Glenn (in Canberra)
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"Can't talk, turning"

The Clays

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Jul 4, 2001, 1:49:55 AM7/4/01

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Glenn

You are correct in noting it is the back plate which I need to remove. Sorry
for my confusion. I'm really very, very new at turning. I have removed the
grub screw, but the pulley seems to be locked on the spindle still. The
manual that I got from Durden's seems to indicate that it should just slide
off.

Thanks for the quick response

Richard
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Glenn

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Jul 4, 2001, 1:57:25 AM7/4/01

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Mate, you are only about 4 months newer to turning than I am!

Ok, at a guess it is probably stuck on with a heap of grime and crap. If it
were me, I think I would give the area a liberal dosing with some WD40,
shoot some down into the gurb screw hole as well and let it sit for a tic
and see if you don't have more luck.

Be careful with trying to bash it off as you don't want to damage the
bearings surrounding the spindles.

What has happened to the back plate that you need to replace it?

Glenn

The Clays

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Jul 4, 2001, 2:08:06 AM7/4/01

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WD40 abounds!! but no luck.
Nothing really was wrong with the old back plate, although it is a little
bit bent at the moment after I tried to lever the pulley off. I stopped that
idea very quickly.
I had to get a new guard for the pulleys as there was not one one on the
lathe when I bought it at a garage sale. Durden's sent me a new back plate
as well. The new guard has a hole on the inner top edge which locates a key
on the back plate - for extra stability I suppose. So I thought I'd replace
the lot, which is when I became stuck.
I'll persevere and see what happens. If I have any success I'll post a
message. You might encounter the same problem one day.
Thanks again

Richard
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Glenn

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Jul 4, 2001, 2:14:34 AM7/4/01

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No problem, Richard.

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you get your Durden for? I paid
$450 for mine but it came with about 10 chisels (all as old as the lathe I
think) as well as as much wood as I could pile into my box trailer.

What part of Australia are you in?

Good luck getting those pulleys off!

The Clays

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Jul 4, 2001, 2:20:03 AM7/4/01

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Glenn
I paid $500 and got 6 Marples chisels. Seems you did better than me. I'm at
Coal Point in Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle). Keep in touch if you wish and
let me know how your turning progresses.
Regards
Richard

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Glenn

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Jul 4, 2001, 2:33:39 AM7/4/01

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One bit of advice I will give you that WILL pay dividends (if you haven't
already done it) is to buy a bench grinder and a chisel sharpening jig. You
will get really frustrated with blunt and incorrectly sharpened tools. And
the money you will spend on that gear (under $100 for grinder and as much as
$150 for sharpening jig) will make sure you don't want to give up within a
week of starting.

Leif O. Thorvaldson

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Jul 4, 2001, 2:43:17 AM7/4/01

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I had a similar problem with my Sear's Craftsman 12" lathe. The set (grub)
screws had chewed up the shaft. I tried putting a crow (pry)bar on one side
of the pulley and a large screwdriver on the other and then tried to pry
them up. No joy. I tried heating the pulley hub to enlarge the hole. That
didn't work, so I had to resort to a wheel/pulley puller which worked very
nicely. Good luck!

Leif
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The Clays

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Jul 4, 2001, 3:48:35 AM7/4/01

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I haven't heard of a wheel/pulley puller but I will follow up on that.
Thanks
Richard

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Michael Wenman

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Jul 4, 2001, 1:33:45 PM7/4/01

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Check with your local auto mechanic. He might have one that you can borrow
for your quick operation. If not, then you should find one in an auto parts
store.

-=Mike=-

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Steve Tiedman

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Jul 5, 2001, 9:07:57 AM7/5/01

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Or visit a local electrical motor repair shop, if there is one local to you.
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Steve Tiedman
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St. Paul, MN, USA
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