Hi all.
I have recently purchased a new Axminster AWL370WL variable speed Wood lathe.
As it doesn't come with a hand wheel on the headstock. I thought I would turn one and use the internal thread to attach it. I asked their technical department what the thread was and was told it was a 1/2" Whitworth, 12tpi Left Hand thread.
I have tried to source one but even Axminster cannot source one.
It has made me wonder about their other products if they are using obsolete parts? Where are they sourcing them from and what happens if it needs a repair?
I did have a problem with it until it bedded in, as the headstock was getting above bearable hand heat. Also, the tailstock had a lot of slack in the screw until I forced the handwheel tighter and shortened the play