Originally Posted by
Monroe
I haven't touched a thing- waiting til I've got a few days to devote seriously to it. I was wondering about the issue of filings getting into everything. For me the high risk of grit in the works would outweigh the replacement costs. Canned air could just jam bits deeper into the mechanics. I guess there are many, many specialty Yahoo groups. I should take a look!
Not really, the bottom opens up and you just blow the shavings out. It's not only the issue of the cost of the pulley, but replacing it can sometimes cause damage to the motor shaft if one is not really careful. And waiting 6 weeks to get a tool and then shipping it back is a real hassle. I'd prefer to save the time and money by redressing the pulley wheel. Remember, these aren't computerized machines we're talking about here. These are mechanical machines that can be opened up fairly easily and are rather basic machines.