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While pushing the limits on a recent project, I crashed the toolpost into the chuck... CRUNCH!
The grinding and chatter in the headstock meant a teardown and repair was in order, so why not upgrade?
The teardown confirmed my suspicions: plastic transmission gears....
So... here's my current set of upgrades:
16" Bed from LMS (a full 8" longer than the alleged 10")
Metal transmission gear set from LMS
Plastic -vs- metal gear set
the following are some of the teardown pics:
The grinding and chatter in the headstock meant a teardown and repair was in order, so why not upgrade?
The teardown confirmed my suspicions: plastic transmission gears....
So... here's my current set of upgrades:
16" Bed from LMS (a full 8" longer than the alleged 10")
Metal transmission gear set from LMS
Plastic -vs- metal gear set
the following are some of the teardown pics: