I recently purchased one of these lathes and it is pretty kool for my purposes. It does need more power, but that is a different topic. This is a second lathe, the first being one of the old Delta Iron Bed 14" lathes.
But, I can't get the banjo to stay tight. Whenever I do try to tighten it down, there is some springback in the handle. It "seems" to be ok and I can use it for a few minutes, but then it will come loose. All of the parts are clean and appear to be in good shape. I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to resolve this before I contact Rikon.
Thanks,
Wayne