Hello,
Still new to lathes and while attempting to part material I broke the plastic gear on the spindle.
While I have the head stock apart I was going to put the tapered bearings in opposed to ball bearing currently installed in the machine.
I found a tutorial here:
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and new bearings from LMS:
LittleMachineShop.com - Bearing, Spindle Tapered Roller
My question is about the rear spacer that will have to be made or shortened.
Having little experience and now a broken lathe, what is the best way to go about dealing with this part of the upgrade? I am guessing they don't have a spacer that is the appropriate size available.
Thanks guys!
Danny