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Thanks Jeff, I had kind of come to the conclusion that I would need a new stone. I must say though the rest of the machine looks very good, I'm impressed with the build quality.

I have now got the stone and shaft off the machine. It was pretty well rusted on so would have been adding an extra load to the motor. I will now order a new shaft and I will probably order a new stone as well. I am turning green wood on a pole lathe with high carbon steel tools though I have just got an electric lathe and will possibly get some HSS tools, any thoughts? will I need to get more than one type of stone or is there one that will be ok on both types of steel?

Ah thanks for that, I didn't want to assume and then bend something. The problem now though is that I have taken the drive wheel off and it wont budge, should I give it some gentle taps and/or spray the bushes with WD40.

HI. I have just got a 1200 and want to replace the main shaft with a n MSK 200, my question is how do I remove the old shaft without damaging the machine. I have been spraying small amounts of WD40 on to the nut for a day or so but it is still tight. What is at risk of being damaged if I put force into undoing this nut? Also, should it just push through from the honing wheel (wheel and pin removed) or should push through from the stone wheel end?

Thanks