JCSteam
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Hello,
I've been running my lathe, and I've noticed that the spindle, like a lot of bits on the lathe has become looser with use.
Is it normal for the bearings in the headstock to bed in and develop play? I can't feel movement I can hear it, the oil in the bearings squelching when moving the spindle up and down, there is no lateral play in the spindle that I can hear, or feel. Just when the spindle is moved vertically, (with a fair amount of muscle).
Am I worrying about nothing, or is this an early sign of an issue?
Also as a side note, a lot of the myford stuff I'm seeing now and documents of the old lathe. All show it as having an 1.1/8" thread where as my spindle has a smaller 3/8" with a 9TPI thread. Is this something that would probably been a later modification by a previous owner to sort out an accidental crossthreading the standard thread/normal wear on the spindle?
I've been running my lathe, and I've noticed that the spindle, like a lot of bits on the lathe has become looser with use.
Is it normal for the bearings in the headstock to bed in and develop play? I can't feel movement I can hear it, the oil in the bearings squelching when moving the spindle up and down, there is no lateral play in the spindle that I can hear, or feel. Just when the spindle is moved vertically, (with a fair amount of muscle).
Am I worrying about nothing, or is this an early sign of an issue?
Also as a side note, a lot of the myford stuff I'm seeing now and documents of the old lathe. All show it as having an 1.1/8" thread where as my spindle has a smaller 3/8" with a 9TPI thread. Is this something that would probably been a later modification by a previous owner to sort out an accidental crossthreading the standard thread/normal wear on the spindle?