First post here. Hoping to get help with an issue I am having with my lathe.
My lathe is a micromark 7x14. I have had this thing for close to 10 years and really enjoy making little parts with it. I updated my mini lathe with tapered roller bearings in Sept of this year. I have been trying to do web searches on early failures on the bearings but looks like I may be a minority with this problem. I was getting a lot of internal noise after about 2 months of light use of the lathe. I disassembled it last night and sure enough the new bearings were very loose. I am looking for guidance on whether I should just go back to the non tapered bearings or any tips for properly installing the bearings to avaid early failure. Thanks.
My lathe is a micromark 7x14. I have had this thing for close to 10 years and really enjoy making little parts with it. I updated my mini lathe with tapered roller bearings in Sept of this year. I have been trying to do web searches on early failures on the bearings but looks like I may be a minority with this problem. I was getting a lot of internal noise after about 2 months of light use of the lathe. I disassembled it last night and sure enough the new bearings were very loose. I am looking for guidance on whether I should just go back to the non tapered bearings or any tips for properly installing the bearings to avaid early failure. Thanks.