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Today I pulled everything off the lathe, the compound, cross feed, carriage, pulled the spindle out again, removed the motor, and completely re-leveled the lathe with rubber feet. I did a deep cleaning of the compound, cross feed, and carriage. When the motor is running all by itself it is quiet and vibrates very little. I remounted it with rubber spacers between it and the machine. I checked every gear in the gearbox and on the spindle, all in good condition. Unfortunately I don't have a proper setup to really get a super accurate reading by sweeping the spindle, but from what I can do, it did not appear bent. The bearings and races were still in pristine condition. All the bed is crack free, as are the compound, cross feed, and carriage.
Everything went back together without a problem but the issue remains.
I was on the phone with Grizzly tech support who were, as always very friendly and willing to help. Unfortunately after an hour or so there was no progress. I was told that they would get back to me tomorrow after they had some more time brainstorm and to look over the photos that I sent in.
I must be missing something....right?! Maybe? Well my buddy has the same lathe as I do, So maybe I'll give him a call and go do some comparisons...He is only a 5 minute drive from me.
Everything went back together without a problem but the issue remains.
I was on the phone with Grizzly tech support who were, as always very friendly and willing to help. Unfortunately after an hour or so there was no progress. I was told that they would get back to me tomorrow after they had some more time brainstorm and to look over the photos that I sent in.
I must be missing something....right?! Maybe? Well my buddy has the same lathe as I do, So maybe I'll give him a call and go do some comparisons...He is only a 5 minute drive from me.