Martin w
Super User
I have a three year old Altendorf edgebander at work. The hex drive that runs the glue pot wore out. I couldn’t wait for parts from Germany. So I made my own.
I took some 1” diameter brass rod and made 19mm hex with a rotary table on the mill, drilled and reamed a 12 mm hole. Then made a 3mm key way using the cross slide on my lathe as a shaper
Worn part is on the left in the picture. I believe it wasn’t inserted right from day one. Works better than it ever has.Saved an $800 tech visit and not sure what the part would’ve cost.plus downtime.
Martin
I took some 1” diameter brass rod and made 19mm hex with a rotary table on the mill, drilled and reamed a 12 mm hole. Then made a 3mm key way using the cross slide on my lathe as a shaper
Worn part is on the left in the picture. I believe it wasn’t inserted right from day one. Works better than it ever has.Saved an $800 tech visit and not sure what the part would’ve cost.plus downtime.
Martin
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