Please help me source a part for my lathe

[truckaddict]

Recently had issues with the spindle on my wood lathe. long story short I fixed it but destroyed the wheel turbine and housing. The housing ill be able to fix, but the fan is beyond repair, the part is no longer made/available. It is part #3 in the image. I will take and post a pic of my broken one shortly. Im wondering if anyone can help me find a replacement part or a substitute part that will work. The fan is 85.8 mm (3 3/8 inchs) in diameter the drive shaft is smooth and 15.96 mm (5/8 inch) in diameter 13mm (1/2 inch) long. Any help at all would be great, thank you in advance.

http://www.ereplacementparts.com/cr...-wood-lathe-parts-c-158286_160157_160159.html

 

[truckaddict]

one small miss with a hammer

 

[PugetDude]

Might see if anything here would fit inside your housing- you might have to open up the bore...

http://www.blowerwheel.com/blower-wheels.htm

 

[truckaddict]

thanks pugetdude, might be able to find something there. Tell me if im crazy but i had an idea. Epoxy a steel plate to the top pf the fan and weld a shaft that will fit onto that plate, think it would work?

 

[PugetDude]

thanks pugetdude, might be able to find something there. Tell me if im crazy but i had an idea. Epoxy a steel plate to the top pf the fan and weld a shaft that will fit onto that plate, think it would work?

Unless you have a metal lathe to true it up, I doubt if you'd ever be able to get it to run smoothly. And I'd be worreied about it coming apart at speed...

 

[PugetDude]

Here are some more blowers- not sure how much room you have inside your housing... you might be able to use the wheel only if one of these is close.

http://www.surpluscenter.com/Electrical/Blowers-Fans/