New Lead Screw Bearings And Installing A Mystery Rod

Video Description

In this episode I install a new bearing block for the Mini Lathes lead screw to the machine. The lead screw had just plain bearings from factory and had some significant axial play. I upgraded to a double row angular contact bearing which can take both radial and axial forces. In addition to that I added a second steel hex rod alongside the machine bed. This rod will have a major function in the future for the machine. The mystery will be revealed in a future video. Let me know what you think, feel free to comment if you have questions or suggestions. Thanks for your support. If you like what you see, please consider to subscribe. I also recently add a Patreon page: www.patreon.com/wecandothatbetter Installing a quick change tool post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtRYVR7ewXw 00:00 Intro 00:43 Making the main bearing block 06:50 Making the mounting plate 08:06 Upgrading the left lead screw bearing block 09:00 Making the left hex rod bearing block 10:51 Making the lock nut 13:19 Lead screw extension 18:32 Finishing all parts 19:37 Final assembling 21:50 Installing the hex rod