Hello All,
It's been awhile since I have been here. Hope everyone is doing well.
I just set up my new turning shop and fired up my lathe again after a year of not turning. I have a 18" long 3" diameter piece of maple in the lathe now for making a tool handle for a large bowl scraper.
While I was working on turning the wood to a smaller diameter I am noticing my belt, clutch or something is causing the lathe to stop or reduce power dramatically. I removed the cover and the belt is nice and tight and I re-adjusted it just to make sure it was tight however it still seems to be slipping.
Any suggestions?
Could this be a issue with not having a 30 amp breaker in the electrical panel?
Would belt dressing help?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill Wilcox