Hi BB,

I agree problems would be evolving, the plan is to get another SB to use while I restore this one.

On the issue of the shaft stub, to clear up how my dodgy fix works..... I drilled inline with the shaft, horizontally straight down the middle in the end to a depth of about 20mm in and drilled + tapped a thread and used a long bolt to put it all back together.

I'm thinking maybe a restoration for reliability/functionality rather than originality would be more suited for this machine.

Still deciding though..........

SB45KIRBY

Last edited by SB45KIRBY; 10/02/16 08:19 PM.