candy1land
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Ok I've been fighting with my lathe head stock for a few weeks now. My headstock and motor have been running hot. I replaced the bearings and the one closest to the tailstock did not seat in properly. After speaking with Delta they suggested I put the bearing in wrong and suggested that if it doesn't go in perfectly straight it's over.
Well I decided to turn with it in not seated perfectly and now my pens are turning out of round even though the point tests are ok. Dead pushed up to live centers - they are almost perfect. But the headstock isn't turning in the round.
Which leads me back to the bearing issue. SO I took the new bearing out and tried to put the old bearing back in because when I removed the old bearing in the first place I didn't check to see if it was seated perfectly before I took it out.
Of course when I put the old bearing back in it won't seat right either in the same place as the new one. SO - I do not have a socket the size of the bearing or a PVC pipe the same size as the bearing. I used a piece of flat wood, I used the new bearing over the old one. I tried it several times several ways and I can't get either bearing in perfectly flush.
So either I super suck at putting in bearings which is entirely possible or the machining done to create the hole is off and was off when I bought it. No I am no longer under warranty of course.
So I have two choices now in my mind. Either go to a shop and see if they can get the bearings in or buy a new headstock for $120 and ask them to send it with the bearings already put in.
I'm assuming this bearing not being perfectly seated is causing my pens to turn out of round?
What do you guys think? I want to get back to turning and I don't want to waste money on a shop if all they are going to tell me is that I need a new headstock anyway. UGH!
Thanks!
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Well I decided to turn with it in not seated perfectly and now my pens are turning out of round even though the point tests are ok. Dead pushed up to live centers - they are almost perfect. But the headstock isn't turning in the round.
Which leads me back to the bearing issue. SO I took the new bearing out and tried to put the old bearing back in because when I removed the old bearing in the first place I didn't check to see if it was seated perfectly before I took it out.
Of course when I put the old bearing back in it won't seat right either in the same place as the new one. SO - I do not have a socket the size of the bearing or a PVC pipe the same size as the bearing. I used a piece of flat wood, I used the new bearing over the old one. I tried it several times several ways and I can't get either bearing in perfectly flush.
So either I super suck at putting in bearings which is entirely possible or the machining done to create the hole is off and was off when I bought it. No I am no longer under warranty of course.
So I have two choices now in my mind. Either go to a shop and see if they can get the bearings in or buy a new headstock for $120 and ask them to send it with the bearings already put in.
I'm assuming this bearing not being perfectly seated is causing my pens to turn out of round?
What do you guys think? I want to get back to turning and I don't want to waste money on a shop if all they are going to tell me is that I need a new headstock anyway. UGH!
Thanks!
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