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Adrian Harris
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Not the weekend to buy a lottery ticket.

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Just doing some clean up work on a part on my C3 mini-lathe and the tool jammed. :oops: Cleared the tool from the work piece and tried to restart the lathe and it just sat there whirring away, without moving the chuck.

Turns out I made a jigsaw puzzle from the drive pulley:

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Luckily they're only a couple of quid but I'm stuck without the lathe till the part turns up :cry:

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Adrian,
Thats the trouble with plastic gears. They are prone, and possibly designed to fail. I hope you get back in action fast. It may be worth investigating if metal replacements are available.
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Post by Adrian Harris »

Bob,

I do wonder whether this is a design feature to prevent too much torque being put through the system in the event of a jam. It's not that easy to get to but cheap to replace so I think I'll just remember to take it easier in future :oops:

And keep a stock as spares :wink:

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