I agree. The plywood is greasy and shows no sign of rotting. QED.Bill Shields wrote: Grease keeps the plywood from rotting.
I do. It's on the floor under my lathe because it's a pain to remove and replace when changing the belts. That's another short term expedient that was passed on to me by the previous generation. If I was smart, I'd at least put some kind of barrier between the switch and the front pulley. Perhaps another piece of greasy plywood!Bill Shields wrote: It's amazing the expedient, short term things we do that last for decades and are passed on to another generation. Question: do you know the location of the drive belt cover?
-- Russell Mac