South bend, not sure what model, but it has the power feed with the lever on top which I believe puts it pre-WWII. It is the model near the top of this manual: http://vintagemachinery.org/pubs/1617/3767.pdf
Here's the problem, when running the spindle, there's a squeaking/rubbing sound that I can't seem to locate.
oiled throughly
removed rear upper bushing housing, ran spindle, still squeaks
Same with the front
Disengaged the jaws with the low gear pin thing, still squeaks.
Found a screw labeled oil in the middle pulley caked in grime, cleared that and filled it with oil, still squeaks.
it "sounds" to me like it is coming from the front section of the spindle, my current theory is it is the parts in front or behind the bushings rubbing on the bushing housing (eg, the forwards/backwards slack is a little too tight) so i'm going to take out the spindle and wire brush/oil that area tonight.
Now here's the question: anything else you can think of that it could be? Where to I make the adjustment to loosen that axis up a scoonch?
Here's the problem, when running the spindle, there's a squeaking/rubbing sound that I can't seem to locate.
oiled throughly
removed rear upper bushing housing, ran spindle, still squeaks
Same with the front
Disengaged the jaws with the low gear pin thing, still squeaks.
Found a screw labeled oil in the middle pulley caked in grime, cleared that and filled it with oil, still squeaks.
it "sounds" to me like it is coming from the front section of the spindle, my current theory is it is the parts in front or behind the bushings rubbing on the bushing housing (eg, the forwards/backwards slack is a little too tight) so i'm going to take out the spindle and wire brush/oil that area tonight.
Now here's the question: anything else you can think of that it could be? Where to I make the adjustment to loosen that axis up a scoonch?