Replacing the fiber disc with thrust bearing on my 15" South Bend Lathe

dlane said:
https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/removing-gears-on-heavy-10-spindle.51541/

I did mine as per the pdf on this post.
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If you used the INA bearing then it's the same brand as the one I got from McMaster, just a different size. There was only 1/16" difference between the ID of the bearing and the OD of my shaft so my shim had to be thin. I made it out of carbon steel. I wanted to use Delrin, but I didn't have a big enough piece on hand.

I played with it some more this morning and it only makes some running noise in the higher speeds (which are way under rated max RPM for the bearing) and I'm not worried about it. I think it's normal running sound; it's just different from the silent fiber washer that was in there. Once I engage the drive train gears I can't hear it at all!

Time will tell,
Ted
 
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