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ToeKnee wrote:
Thanks for the information everyone. After asking the guys over on the
Yahoo group, I have found out that my headstock has been modified in a
way that will probably require me to start over with all new parts.
The current setup works fine, and was actually done pretty well, but
I'm looking to get this thing back to the best it can be, and the
modified arbor and bearing system has to go.

Hmm ... from what I have read about the 109 series lathes, "the
best it can be" and "factory original" are quite different animals. A
common problem with these is that a slightly over-enthusiastic cut can
bend the spindle -- and frequently does.

I suspect that the modified system which you have received is
*better* than the factory construction, so you might want to keep it as
it is. So -- if what you have works well, I would suggest keeping it.

Besides -- "all new parts" would require you to either make them
yourself (requiring another lathe), or to find someone else who is doing
that for others. There are no new "factory" parts any more --
especially for the spindle, which (as I said) frequently gets bent and
needs to be replaced.

Good Luck,
DoN.

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