Chuck Ellis
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Drilling and turning some pepper mills today... slow down to drill, then speed up to put the groove inside for the crush grind mechanism...and turning the mills to shape.... when I turn up the speed, the pulley on the motor spindle gets a little out of alignment and the teeth don't mesh..... have to shut off the motor, manually turn the pulley slightly so the teeth mesh, then go back to turning...kinda developed that as a routine...
but then towards the end of my day, I hear a new noise and go round to check...( I run with the cover off since I have to remove it so often).... the stationary pulley on the headstock spindle has shattered... it's broken into 3 wedges, so tomorrow I spend half the day tearing the headstock down and putting new pulleys in.... actually, I'll put some old pulleys I have on hand until I can get new pulleys from JET.
but then towards the end of my day, I hear a new noise and go round to check...( I run with the cover off since I have to remove it so often).... the stationary pulley on the headstock spindle has shattered... it's broken into 3 wedges, so tomorrow I spend half the day tearing the headstock down and putting new pulleys in.... actually, I'll put some old pulleys I have on hand until I can get new pulleys from JET.