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The handled plastic hand-wheel on the tailstock of my Delta/Rockwell lathe 46-111 has cracked on both sides.
Now I am looking for a replacement. One that is not made of plastic and is less than $25.
Cracked Hand-Wheel:
3 spokes
4" diameter
1/2" non-thread hole
13/16" hub Depth
Slit on backside 11/16" and recedes half of hub depth (Roll pin slides in here)
Can go up to 6" diameter hand-wheel.
After looking at ENCO & McMaster Carr, there are a couple that would work, but would need modifications. It's the slit in back that would be the biggest challenge. Would possibly have to also grind down the hub depth before adding the slit. The slit is only visible from the end.
Would adding an appropriate slit by going through the sides be bad?
Besides going my current way, any other ideas?
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How about turning one out of wood?
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Can you take some pictures of the broken one for us?
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Will any of these work? I found one in my local ACE that worked for my old harbor Freight lathe.
http://www.grizzly.com/search?sq=handwheelI would just drill and tap a hole for a set screw and use the flat for the slot to tighten the set screw.
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It's the slit in back that would be the biggest challenge.
You may be able to cut that slit by hand using a carbide burr chucked in a Dremel...I would go with the Cast Iron.
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I have a blank cast iron one here that I have had for a few years.
It is about 4 3/4" diameter. It is not bored out though. Just raw cast iron. Send me a PM if interested. I bought it for a project and wound up not needing it.
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+1 with Arlin's suggestion of Grizzly. If you post a photo of the stub on the end of the lathe, that would make it easier to suggest a replacement. I think you say the current wheel uses a roll pin, but you could probably make the new one work fine with either one or three set screws in the hub - it is pretty easy to thread cast iron.
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MichaelMouse said:
How about turning one out of wood?
After all, that's what a lathe is for.
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Stytooner said:
I have a blank cast iron one here that I have had for a few years.
It is about 4 3/4" diameter. It is not bored out though. Just raw cast iron. Send me a PM if interested. I bought it for a project and wound up not needing it.
Thank you for the generous offer. It is very kind of you. Respectfully, I think a 6" wheel would be easier to turn.
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