Hello friends!
I recently bought an old lathe on Craigslist.
The lathe was in working condition, centers lined up, motor ran fine, but the bearings definitely needed to be replaced.
I used a ball pein hammer to persuade the drive arbor back in to the headstock after cleaning everything and inserting the new bearings. In doing so, I managed to deform the business end of things, and now the drive center doesn't seat fully or turn concentrically.
Am in the only dummy to ever do this? Has anyone else done anything roughly as boneheaded and managed to salvage it?
Right now I'm planning to take the damaged piece to a machine shop next week and see if the end can be ground and the taper reamed, but I have no idea what that will possibly cost.
Any advice or assurance is appreciated! Thank you!
I recently bought an old lathe on Craigslist.
The lathe was in working condition, centers lined up, motor ran fine, but the bearings definitely needed to be replaced.
I used a ball pein hammer to persuade the drive arbor back in to the headstock after cleaning everything and inserting the new bearings. In doing so, I managed to deform the business end of things, and now the drive center doesn't seat fully or turn concentrically.
Am in the only dummy to ever do this? Has anyone else done anything roughly as boneheaded and managed to salvage it?
Right now I'm planning to take the damaged piece to a machine shop next week and see if the end can be ground and the taper reamed, but I have no idea what that will possibly cost.
Any advice or assurance is appreciated! Thank you!