jtg
Plastic
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2006
- Location
- Houston, Texas
I was wondering if anyone has ever had their heavy 10 lathe spindle hard chromed? If so is there a place in Houston that anyone would recommend. I have heard of Gates but have had no dealings w
I have a 1985 toolroom model that I have been trying for ever to get the runout out of the spindle. No matter what I do with adjusting shims, etc. I still have a mushy feel to the spindle when I try to rotate it. At best even when adjusted so tight spindle will hardly turn there is .003 -.004 movement. After trying to turn a test sample of some 12L14 steel I cannot even rotate the spindle without the dial test indicator moving all over the scale where on my other heavy 10 lathe same material and my intrepid .0001 indicator barely moves. When I purchased this lathe the bearing expanders were sitting on top of the bearing and so this lathe has never turned correctly. I removed and installed new bearings from Joe at Plaza thinking all would be well but it was not.
thank you
John
I have a 1985 toolroom model that I have been trying for ever to get the runout out of the spindle. No matter what I do with adjusting shims, etc. I still have a mushy feel to the spindle when I try to rotate it. At best even when adjusted so tight spindle will hardly turn there is .003 -.004 movement. After trying to turn a test sample of some 12L14 steel I cannot even rotate the spindle without the dial test indicator moving all over the scale where on my other heavy 10 lathe same material and my intrepid .0001 indicator barely moves. When I purchased this lathe the bearing expanders were sitting on top of the bearing and so this lathe has never turned correctly. I removed and installed new bearings from Joe at Plaza thinking all would be well but it was not.
thank you
John