Hi All,
I'm a returning woodturner after several years break from turning.
On day 2 of my newly ressurected hobby, i have cracked the tool stem holder on my banjo.
I am currently using Coronet Number 0
After visiting a woodturning supply shop in Somerset I bought some new items including a new Sorby tool rest with internal bowl bar.
The new one is slightly smaller diameter than the original (like .5 mm) so the hole, even tightened up as much as i can do it, is not enough to keep it in place.
So in my infinte wisdom i took off the banjo and placed it in my metelwork vice and attempted to squeeze up the gap slightly and.... crack!!!!
So, I've been thinking of some solutions to fix it.
1. weld the crack - the banjo is cast, so i dont think a weld is going to take very well.
2. drill 2 more holes beside the length of the crack so there are 3 bolts to tighten the tool rest stem. (a pain to make small adjustments all the time).
3. make one from scratch - I dont own a milling machine to accomodate the nut holding down the banjo to the clamp underneath.
4 buy a new one.
4 - if I buy a new one I have seen something on the internet for a record CL3 / CL4 , but I'm wondering if the lathe bed bars are the same diameter as mine.
Or does anyone on here have that lathe? so that we could compare sizes? if so buying the new one is a garauntee that it will fit.
I cannot find anything online that will give the lathe bed bar diamters.