South Bend A 9" 3 1/2

guys, forgot to add my new headstock's Pic,
after I cleaned today, I run my finger nail across the bearing inside the bore, I couldn't feel any stop, but there is a kind of lines or like yellowish color..! don't know what is that! anybody can tell if that is a worn or it's what!

Kernbigo said:

You don't need a 2 step pulley go with a thread mill motor set up, now you have variable speed

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What brand and model is the controller in the photo and what HP is the treadmill motor?

Dragon said:

Hi again..
here is my bed I tried to do my best to get the camera in touch with the bed and the dial indicator so I can show your guys my bed! there is something weird there!!
the area in front of the chuck is high than the both sides!!! weird right?

here is videos showing each V test along with the bed, I don't know if I am doing it right or I have to re-attache the complete carriage/ saddle in order to get the reading more accurate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWRDT2vRuU8

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Your first video is the only one that is giving you a decent reading of wear on the saddle ways. NOT the tailstock.

All the rest of your video's are not telling anything. You have your indicator trying to measure on the same ways the saddle is riding on. And of course, it will read "0"

Take your tailstock base and place it on the bed and mount your indicator on it and check the saddle ways. You should get a good reading of the wear on the ways that the saddle rides on.
Next, place the dial indicator point on the machine area of the bed that is not used as a bearing way for either the tailstock base or the saddle ways. This should give you an idea of how much wear you have on the tailstock ways.