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I just thought I'd put this out there after experiencing it yesterday. It probably won't pertain to the knowledgeable people, but being new to lathes, I neglected a very important part of keeping the lathe lubricated properly. I have run this lathe for about two months now, and yesterday while working with it, it just sort of stopped like someone engaged a parking brake on the spindle. Motor was still humming, so at first I thought I may have overheated it. Alas, upon further inspection, I found that the bearings on the LOWER belt pulley had overheated - one end only though thankfully. I filled the EMPTY oil cups, gently rocked the belt back and forth, and soon the pulley spindle was turning freely again. It may be scorched - I don't know - but it ran fine the rest of the afternoon.
In any case, my message is for those of you that, like me, forgot about the lower pulley assembly maintenance. Be sure and keep the bearings oiled! :biggrin:
In any case, my message is for those of you that, like me, forgot about the lower pulley assembly maintenance. Be sure and keep the bearings oiled! :biggrin: