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- May 23, 2017
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Did you scrape off the paint like we talked about? Did you grease the bearings? They look cleaned with no grease in photo's. I use Mobil #28 or 32 grease when I pack bearings. The major issue you have is the NO undercut in the chuck right? t looks as if there is a burr or crud inside the spindle when it runs so good and all of a sudden it jumps a couple of tenths. Use some scotch brite in hole. Rotate spindle BY HAND and NOT UNDER POWER. I have heard horror stories about get fingers ripped off running under power.
Ok no I haven't scraped the paint yet. That is this weekend's project. I got the indicator a day earlier than I thought and rushed out to check it. Yeah I wondered about cleaning up the spindle with a scotch brite. I figure it being dirty was causing the needle to jump. However at this point I am a lot happier knowing there isn't anything "wrong" with the spindle and look forward to getting it prepped for making chips (just in someone else's garage