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Don’t be surprised to see metal flakes in the bottom of the gearbox. I had a whole bunch in my brand new 1340GT. Most of them non-magnetic.
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Don’t be surprised to see metal flakes in the bottom of the gearbox. I had a whole bunch in my brand new 1340GT. Most of them non-magnetic.
Yea, I saw flakes in the bottom of the headstock of my new 1340GT during break-in l. Thought I 'struck gold'.Don’t be surprised to see metal flakes in the bottom of the gearbox. I had a whole bunch in my brand new 1340GT. Most of them non-magnetic.
@LVLAaron +1 to all the magnet comments above. Unless your 1440 is a belt drive, requiring you to open your headstock all the time, none of the cast iron dust will get in.
Any new lathe, but particularly ones manufactured and sold primarily to hobbyists, will have to wear in the gears, and will accumulate filings in the headstock oil. no need to get alarmed, change the oil and put in magnets, and you will be fine.
Every reputable lathe manufacturer of industrial lathes will recommend a headstock oil change after 'x' hours of initial use. Then the interval will be "y" years, regardless of use. The first change of oil is to expunge some 'wear-in' gricker, and to catch any debris that entered during the manufacture process(es).