Member postings for christopher henderson

Hi Engineers, I am having a lot of problems with the tailstock moving along the lathe's bed....I thought it would be easy to move once the locking cap bolts were released but it will not move unless I bash the whole assembly with a hammer....it seems very sticky.

I've tried WD40 and now Plus Gas penetrating oil....no change in the situation

Has anyone any ideas how I should proceed from here?

Should I try to take the right -hand end of the bed to pieces in order to remove the tailstock completely and carry out serious cleaning?

Thank you everyone.

Hey Mr Bizibilder, thanks for that, my colleague also suggested I use ordinary toggle switches too, maybe I'll look into rewiring it a little; I did try that well known auction site you mentioned and found a few items relating to the MD65, but alas no switches! Thanks again....nice to be in contact with the like-minded community.

Hi Modellers, I'm new to this forum and joined to get help with my newly purchased MD65 hobbymini lathe. The model I purchased is a classic yellow east german original. I have just started rejuvenating it and have found that BOTH rotary panel switches (On/Off and Reverse direction switches) have had-it!

So, I just wondered if any of you kind and knowledgeable folks could point me in the right direction to finding a replacement new pair of rotary switches for the beast?? All help would be appreciated. My searches on the internet have not been fruitful so far.

Thankyou everyone!

Chris Henderson