Len Shreck
Member
It seems that I am going to have to replace the bearing in the headstock of my Jet 1014. I have been having a problem with a wobble on pen mandrels and slightly out of round pens and the a few days ago I was turning a few Acrylic pens back to back and I started getting a noise from the head stock I stopped the lathe and made sure all bolts and stuff was tight and noticed that the headstock was hotter then it has ever been. I continued to finish the pens but I kept a close eye on it and it kept getting hotter and hotter so I made some inquires through PM's and was told what I figured that it is most likely the bearings going bad. I bought the lathe used in November I think it was and have no idea if or when the bearing were ever changed. So if anyone has done this on an older Jet 1014, before they were white, mine is blue. Any and all advise could and would be not only appreciated but helpful. Thanks as always.
Len
Len