Smithy Granite I-Max Speed Control Repair

This will be short and sweet. My Smithy lathe/mill has had a flaky speed control potentiometer (pot) for the five years I've owned the machine. Problem is, it's been getting worse. The problem was that when I'd turn the speed control pot to zero, the motor would keep turning slightly, and it would be jerky. I went so far as to contact the company, and they said that I should just use the Stop button every time I want to stop the motor. They did also say a new pot might solve the problem but to still always use the Stop button.

I decided today to see what I could see inside the pot, so I removed it from the machine to take a good look at the innards.

All-Power 800 Watt 2-Cycle Generator - Carburetor Repair

Our daughter bought a house a while back and it came with this small generator, I presume to run the fridge. The previous owner left the generator (and a lot of other things, like a lawn mower) when he moved. I'm guessing he knew the generator (and mower) condition, which is why they were left behind. The generator (and mower) didn't run. Gas started dribbling from the generator's carburetor bowl when I turned on the fuel petcock, so I knew at a minimum the carburetor had to come apart.

Igaging EZ-View DRO Plus Digital Readout Installation on Smithy Granite I-Max 1340 Lathe/Mill

I finally decided to install a set of DROs on my Three-in-One Smithy I-Max 1340, and I chose the inexpensive Igaging EZ-View set off eBay. I can't hardly go wrong for $150 including tax and shipping. The set came with a 6", 12" and 36" DRO.

The simplest one to start with was the mill quill, as I'd previously mounted the Smithy version (which came with the pile of goodies I'd gotten with the lathe) and so the mounting brackets could be used with no modifications. It was just a matter of unscrewing the Smithy scale and replacing it with the Igaging unit.