On 2014-11-29 05:50, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 28 November 2014 16:31:58 Marius Liebenberg did opine > And Gene did reply: >> On 2014-11-28 18:27, Andy Pugh wrote: >>>> On 28 Nov 2014, at 16:09, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sounds like a faulty design to me. >>> Without a doubt, which is why the bearings failed. >> And the fact that there was absolutely no form of lubrication on them >> to start with and the hardening of the bearings are very suspect. I >> had hardly cut anything with the lathe and the front bearing rollers >> were worn concave. > I am assuming this is the same lathe Grizzly sells as its variable speed > 10x22? > > No wonder its such an inviting price. It even threw up a couple red flags > so the card didn't get scanned and the shipping box never made it into my > pickup the last time I visited the store at the Lycoming Mall in PA on my > way by. When we go up to Dee's nieces dairy farm to kill a few days, we > only miss it about 30 miles as we go thru Westernport, home of the little > league world series each year. > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett I think its the same frame that is used under a number of supplier names. Lathe Master uses the same frames as well. The rest of the lathe is actually pretty good for the price. Now that I know about the bearings, I will use the bed again if I have to do a conversion. Just replace the bearings from the word go. I have someone that has asked me to do them a lathe in January.
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