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Posted by John Stevenson on January 21, 2008, 8:08 am
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>On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:38:06 +0000, Prepair Ltd
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>>>>I think the description as "refurbished" is an understatement.
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>>>Hmmm...may be a good engineer but he can't count...that definitely
>>>looks like a 2-speed (not 3-speed) pulley set to me!
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>>>Regards,
>>>Tony
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>>Isn't the pedestal the '3-speed pulley' bit?
>>Peter
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>Its a countershaft. The big pulley takes the drive from the motor, and
>the double pulley gives the drive to the headstock (which also has a
>double pulley). So it is only 2 speed, not 3.
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>Regards,
>Tony
Unless you cross the belt over different pulleys and then it's 4
.................................<g>
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>Judging by the marvellous non-original toolpost, the owner
>was a pretty good engineer. It is therefore interesting
>that a pretty good engineer considered such a simple
>lathe worthy of all that effort.
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>I think the description as "refurbished" is an understatement.