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runout

  1. D

    Spindle runout problem

    Hi all, I'm fairly convinced I have a runout problem on my Laguna 1836, and assuming(?) it is a bearing issue, but I realize other causes are possible as well (bent spindle?) The dial indicator has been ordered and is on its way, but visually, if I thread a chuck on the lathe and turn it on...
  2. J

    Is 8/1000 too much runout on a faceplate?

    I just bought a new steel 6" faceplate. It screws onto my Grizzly G0766 (powermatic clone) lathe fine all the way up to the flat area at the back of the spindle. Using magnetic base and dial indicator I get 8/1000 runout at the outside edge of the faceplate. This is runout that is not caused...
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