jmills
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2013
- Location
- Charleston, SC
I've searched and can't find a definitive answer. I am waiting for oils to arrive this week and then I will be firing up this lathe to run for the first time in several decades. I'm really excited!
It has been completely disassembled and put back together, but I haven't been able to figure out if there should be felts in the spindle bearings. There was no evidence of any previous ones, which leads me to think no. Below are pics of the bearings. The hole in the top bearing cap goes all the way through the cap to the spindle. There are no capillary wicks on this lathe. There looks to be enough room to put a felt where the top and bottom caps come together, but unsure. Any assistance would be great.
It has been completely disassembled and put back together, but I haven't been able to figure out if there should be felts in the spindle bearings. There was no evidence of any previous ones, which leads me to think no. Below are pics of the bearings. The hole in the top bearing cap goes all the way through the cap to the spindle. There are no capillary wicks on this lathe. There looks to be enough room to put a felt where the top and bottom caps come together, but unsure. Any assistance would be great.