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A few months ago I bought a large Lodge and Shipley lathe (36x72 inch). I'm in the process of finishing my shop, and when it's done I intend to disassemble this machine and go through it. It was built in 1917 and has sat unused most of it's life and, while it seems to be in over-all decent condition, most moving parts were stuck. In preparation of restoring it I've got everything movable now with the exception of the cross-slide. Out of curiosity today I decided to try to loosen the chuck. It appears to screw onto the spindle but I can't budge it; not even with a long bar chucked up. I'm almost certain this machine has babbitt bearings so I'm a bit hesitant to use heat, but I'm not sure how else I'm going to get it loose. By the way, it's a 24 1/2 inch 4 jaw. The machine isn't currently powered.