Happy New Years Day 2013!
Assembly continues a bit at a time (and I do mean just a bit...). Rear Caps have 0.018" shims to create just enough lift clearance of 0.0008". Front caps have 0.015" shims, but this has too much clearance at 0.002"-- so I'll adjust. I've run the machine a bit to get a feel for how things are going. Very quiet and just the click-click of the belt hitting the Cone Pulleys....
Added some extension brass sleeves to the lower spindle drainage holes - to allow a clean(er) way to drain/flush the spindle oil.
Awesome progress, great tip on the oil reservoir drain tubes, when I change my oil I'm gonna steal your idea!
You keep me going Greg!! Thanks for the encouragement!!
Funny! I am a little jelous though, I really want to get mine fired up too, great to see yours spinnin! I am at the point where I need a vfd to get mine completed, made a phone call yesterday but with the holiday no one was there. I'm so close. You encourage me too!