tailstock barrel has a flat, or I think it does
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South Bend 9, year unknown, cabinet. The ram looks shiny on one side and dull on the other, like it was dragged. Centers still seem to meet if I squint. Is this a 'use it' or a 'sleeve it'?
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Squinting is not a measurement. Indicate the ram against a test bar in the chuck, locked and unlocked. A cosmetic flat that doesn't move the center is a different machine than one that nods.
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Did the bar. Locked, it nods about a thou and a half when I lean on the handwheel. Unlocked it's worse, which I guess is the gib. I'm not sleeving it this winter. I'll keep the drills short and stop pretending the shiny spot is fine.
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