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Well no luck so far - I tried: Length of 10mm studding with nuts and 4mm thick plate washer on the outer end, and a sweetcorn tin can for a spacer over the chuck flange, plywood plate and thick washer at the chuck end. On tightening the mandrel did not budge at all, and eventually the tin can...

Thanks Jason - I just looked up those 32007s and they're Very cheap! I will get on and order some as soon as I have made sure I am on to a good brand. Cheers again Clockwork-man: What a fabulous lot of machines! And such a tidy workshop!! puts my efforts to shame. I have also a harrison L5 long...

I just found this comment on a thread on another forum - sounds like the right way to do it: The Compact 8 spindle is a precision piece; I would not take a mallet or hammer to it if I were you. You have two options: 1) remove the headstock and move it to a press and push the spindle out, or 2)...

Thanks again everyone - yes Ken, I'll have a fiver on that being the case. And Mr Clockwork thanks - good to know what to expect re life of bearings - I don't know how much use this got before I got it (in jewellery dept of a college) but those 4,000 hours use will see me out! If/when I put in...

Great ideas thanks Jason... I'm not going to get a chance to do this for a week or more now - have to go away for work... but will let you know how I get on.

The 'Compact' 8 is/was a simplified and cheaper lathe of similar size to the Emcomat 7 - it has belt drive and a simple box headstock with 2 bearings. They were originally made by Emco and coloured yellow; my one is red and grey and was made in Taiwan - so is called Compact 8E (for 'Eastern') -...

Thanks Chaps - Yes I will have to find a way to remove the spindle. I have given it a few tentative taps with a mallet - no movement at all so far... I don't fancy bashing it too hard so will have to fettle up some kind of extractor I guess.. Any suggestions for that would also be gratefully...

Thanks for your reply Jason - your Austrian made one will be much better made than this one!. I have tested even with the locking nut backed right off - and even mild pressure with the tailstock still causes binding. I will check the grease situation again - but finding it difficult to get...

I have an Emco Compact 8E - that is the Chinese made-for-Emco lathe... I think it is the start of all the small Chinese made lathes! It has a simple headstock bearing arrangement with two taper-roller bearings - on the drive end there is threaded the maingear and the keyed-drive pulley, held on...

Hello - I have to admit I am not making any steam engines! I am a maker of woodwind instruments and have to do quite a lot of small-scale maching to make the tools I need. I have a Harrison L5 long-bed and an Emco compact 8E lathes, no milling machine unfortunately. Cheers Mat