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The bearings on my old Atlas are shot. I'm going to go ahead and replace them, but $800+ for 'precision grade' Timken bearings just can't happen. Silk purse out a sow's ear, false economy, too much else badly worn, not into full rebuilding, etc. Bunch of reasons. Got the lathe to use it, and willing to accept it has limitations $800 in bearings aren't going to overcome. Don't try and talk me out of it...if I was into high precision I'd save the grand this is likely to cost (plus another grand to fix all the other problems and get the lathe to new condition) me and put it towards a new premium lathe.
BUT, I'm anal enough to try and make the best of it. Besides buying a good brand (Timken, most likely, though I'm still shopping) what can I do to get the most out of this? For example:
I read about matching high points on the bearings. Is there a 'home shop trick' to accomplish this?
Is there another brand of premium (inch, not metric) bearing that would be cheaper than $300 each for a grade 3 or better precision?
BUT, I'm anal enough to try and make the best of it. Besides buying a good brand (Timken, most likely, though I'm still shopping) what can I do to get the most out of this? For example:
I read about matching high points on the bearings. Is there a 'home shop trick' to accomplish this?
Is there another brand of premium (inch, not metric) bearing that would be cheaper than $300 each for a grade 3 or better precision?