13-06-2019, 03:51 PM
I wonder how it got bent - did someone drop it perhaps?
I face a not dissimilar quandary over my bench drill, whose spindle got bent doing something you probably shouldn't with a bench drill. As spare parts are no longer made, it was either bend it back (unlikely to produce the required accuracy for a drill), get a new spindle made (unlikely to be economically viable) or buy a new drill
(Guess which way I went...)
I would have thought seeking out a starter motor 'for restoration' is the easiest / cheapest way to go. On the other hand what have you got to lose by attempting to bend it back straight? Just do it scientifically.
I face a not dissimilar quandary over my bench drill, whose spindle got bent doing something you probably shouldn't with a bench drill. As spare parts are no longer made, it was either bend it back (unlikely to produce the required accuracy for a drill), get a new spindle made (unlikely to be economically viable) or buy a new drill
(Guess which way I went...)I would have thought seeking out a starter motor 'for restoration' is the easiest / cheapest way to go. On the other hand what have you got to lose by attempting to bend it back straight? Just do it scientifically.