Duck Tape Drive Belt for the Milling Machine

[@StuartsShed]

That’s brilliant Tony - clever troubleshooting.

[@eyuptony]

Appreciated Stuart, thanks for your comment. Tony

[@MrFactotum]

Eyup Tony nice bit of old school investigative detective work there👍👍😉😉 but you need a hole in the ceiling for head space😄😄 that high to low speed pulley change looks a bit of a ball ache!!!🤔🤔😄😄👍👍👍👍 see you next time atb Kev

[@eyuptony]

Hi Kev. Never used the slow speed range all the time I've had the milling machine, 24 years. So it hasn't been a problem lol. Cheers Tony

[@philhermetic]

Archdale were good solid machines, I chased but never caught two of them before I got my Harrison. The gaffa tape is a brilliant idea that you wouldnt think would work, but it did!! Good work Tony! Phil

[@eyuptony]

Thanks Phil. It was a brief brainwave that somehow flashed across my mind when I needed a shorter flat belt. I bet you could use this method as a stop gap to get you out of a hole if the belt suppliers are closed. Cheers Tony

[@GardenTractorBoy]

Great idea for isolating the pulley with the bad bearing

[@eyuptony]

Thanks Joseph. I hope this trick or similar helps you somewhere down the line in the future when working on your tractors or running farm implements from them. Cheers Tony

[@jezwatson8211]

Great detective work there Tony

[@eyuptony]

Cheers Jez. Thanks for the feedback.

[@swanvalleymachineshop]

You are onto it ! 👍

[@eyuptony]

@swanvalleymachineshop Cheers Max. Getting there. ATB.....Tony

[@Xynudu]

Good drive belt trick Tony. Not seen that before. The tension bearing sounds a bit dry. Some grease would probably quieten it down. Cheers Rob

[@eyuptony]

Your spot on there Rob. Going to sort it out. Thanks for your old school ears letting me know. 😂😂 Top Man............Cheers Tony

[@Warped65er]

Thx for the vid., and duct tape drive belt demo. LOL

[@eyuptony]

@Warped65er Great. Thanks for your continued support. It was a bit of fun. It made my day though, knowing I didn't need to buy a pair or expensive tapered roller head bearings. Tony

[@philhermetic]

can you change the grease(?) in the spindle bearings without stripping the whole spindle down? On older electric motors we used to remove a plug below the bearing housing and pump in new grease until all the old grease was expelled from the plug and the new grease appeared. Check the grease in the motor bearings as well, in vertically mounted motors the grease can get hot and run into the motor leaving the top bearing virtually dry. Phil

[@eyuptony]

No if I remember correctly on the spindle bearings. They do sound a bit dry, as does the large drive pulley bearings at the back. I'm going to pump some grease into them and see if there is change in sound. The main drive motor is horizontal at the back of the machine with a wick feed oil reservoir cast into the top of the motor housing. I've often wondered where the oil is going? Motor bearings or the integral clutch assembly, moving parts etc. I don't have a maintenance manual for this machine unfortunately. Thanks Phil 👍

[@philhermetic]

@ tony@lathes has manuals for some Archdales, but they eon’t be cheap! Phil

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

hello friend tony good detective

[@eyuptony]

Thank you Michelle, I appreciate your approval. Tony