Reconditioning a Relmac lathe

[Lee Roberts]

Log is looking good keep it up, also if you have a look at the link below we do have Bronze bushings for sale and can source alot of diffrent sizes.

If you wanted to take it down more i could have a look for you and see if we can get the right size bushings to fit.

Link: Bronze Bearings
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/MYCNCUK_Oil...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

[irving2008]

Log is looking good keep it up, also if you have a look at the link below we do have Bronze bushings for sale and can source alot of diffrent sizes.

If you wanted to take it down more i could have a look for you and see if we can get the right size bushings to fit.

Link: Bronze Bearings
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/MYCNCUK_Oil...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

Well the spindle is 31.75mm OD, 22mm ID so I'd not want to take it down below 30mm OD, which means I'd need to bush the 2 main bearings plus the bullgear plus the small backgear and pulleys so I'd need 4 bushes about 60mm long approx, 30mm ID, 31.75mm OD. To be honest I'd only bush it if the shaft was so bad that it was impossible to get a reasonable life out of white metal bearings, but given its likely workload I think thats a whole lot of pain I dont need right now. Also might be just as cheap to get a new spindle manufactured from 32mm OD, 20mmID stock...