[gingery_machines] Miller Spindle Bearings from gingery_machines

--- In gingery_machines_4@yahoogroups.com, "normanleonard52" <normanleonard52@...> wrote:
>
> Any of you guys having trouble with the spindle bearings wearing quickly? Mine are wearing quickly in their first use of about 2hrs
> running time they went from nice and tight with no slop to over 0.012 play. Will they stop wearing soon or do they keep needing adjusting?
> I keep them well oiled, all of the other bearings are still good and tight.
> I'm thinking about trying timken bearing for the spindle head
> or if any of you guys have an answer to a better bearing let me know.
> The problem with going to a roller type bearing is there isn't a lot of room to fit unless you make the spindle head size larger for such a change which I didn't do. I've also built the metal shaper before I started the mill project.
>

And my reply:

Hi Norman,

I don't have a good answer for you, but I do know bronze bearings wear quickly at first. How fast are you running the spindle?

I"ll repost your message at the main group here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gingery_machines/

as it is where all the members go.

CT2

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