New Lead Screw Bearings And Installing A Mystery Rod

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.
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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

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