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by kjkrum
Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:08 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Lead screw bearing stack on mini lathe
Replies: 12
Views: 10837

Re: Lead screw bearing stack on mini lathe

Bill Shields wrote: Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:48 pm is there a thrust bearing at the OTHER END of the lead screw? => gear end?
No, the headstock end of the lead screw just passes through a bushing. Its position seems to be entirely determined by the two thrust bearings on opposite sides of the block on the tailstock end.
by kjkrum
Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:07 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Lead screw bearing stack on mini lathe
Replies: 12
Views: 10837

Re: Lead screw bearing stack on mini lathe

When you say bearing race do you mean you have the exact same thing with a total of 5 or is one a sleeve with a different shape? Pictures of the parts would help. It's not impossible if you have a total of 5 that are all the same there was a factory mistake drilling the hole locations for what the ...
by kjkrum
Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:17 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Lead screw bearing stack on mini lathe
Replies: 12
Views: 10837

Re: Lead screw bearing stack on mini lathe

Welcome kjkrum. Your manual for the lathe should have a parts diagram that shows that assembly area. What lathe and model do you have? It's labeled MX-180V. It seems to be very similar to the Grizzly G0768 . Neither owner's manual shows the extra part in the bearing stack. Maybe my lead screw wasn'...
by kjkrum
Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:10 pm
Forum: Lathes
Topic: Lead screw bearing stack on mini lathe
Replies: 12
Views: 10837

Lead screw bearing stack on mini lathe

Hello, all! I'm new here, so I hope this is the right place to ask. My new mini lathe arrived covered in grit and grime, so I took it apart to clean it. I did a pretty good job of bagging and labeling everything, but missed one detail. The tailstock end of the lead screw passes through a block that'...