this was the last thing I had to go through on my 1933 9 inch lathe... you can see in the video that someone poured a babbitt bearing in the front bearing... anyone ever see that before?
second question... there are some grooves in the rear bearing and race... I checked them for flatness and it looks like what ever caused it happened a long time ago... in use the rear bearing gets warm... not hot but warm... is this something I should be concerned about? it was warm in use prior to adjusting the shims when I ran the lathe...
I'm new to lathes and this is my first one... I did turn my first piece today and am pretty happy with how it turned out :