Can anybody tell what method to set the correct belt tension? Do you set the belt deflection distance (what is it?) or set the deflection with deflection and a spring balance load mid way between the pulleys? Any help please!
Gary

I am experiencing a staring problem with the drive motor in my lathe. It is a Hoover induction motor and has a habit of occasionally failing to start. Switch it on and I get a buzzing noise, switch off tap the motor, switch on again and off she goes. Then after a few stops and starts I get the same ...

Hello all, just as I thought I had solved the starting problem with my lathe, its back again! Buzzing noise when I switch on, switch it off, tap the top of the motor gently, switch on and off she goes. Stop and start a few times the the motor again fails to start. Go through the same procedure and t...

Hello Andy, a long time has passed and at last I seem to have solved the problem with the motor reluctance to start. it was beginning to drive me mad as I had to keep tapping the motor to get it to start. A few 'Motor repairers' only wanted to sell me a new motor. It drives me despair these days wit...

Perhaps I should have put this question in another section but never the less I have arrived at a result. I obtained a 'Power twist plus belt from simply bearings (13mm wide) fitted and works well. Easely fitted.
Gary

Any advice? I am looking at renewing the main drive belt on my TDS lathe. Two options; Nu-T or PowerTwist Z10. They appear to offer similar performance but the PowerTwist is easier to assemble.
Has anybody had experience of both and is the 13mm belt size recommended?
Many thanks
Gary

Thank you Andy again for your advice. The usual story with these problems, it has been working perfectly today, not a murmur. I can remember passing exams on Electrical engineering but as time goes bye and you are not acquainted with electrical parts it gets pushed to the back of your mind. I will g...

Thank you Andy for your reply. Symptoms are, today when I used the lathe it would not start all I got was a buzzing noise, switched off and rotated the chuck by hand and tried again (this has worked to start the motor a few times previously) I had to do this a few times to get the motor moving. I th...

I have rather old! Viceroy TDS lathe, ex school, which gives me excellent service. However I think it requires new brushes in the motor. It is a Hoover motor made in Scotland. The question is, which is the best and easiest way to remove the motor and can anybody give me an idea where I can obtain br...