Every lathe and grinder operator has, at one time or another, struggled with workpieces that are out of round, tapered or have poor finish. The "quick fix" is typically replacing centers. The more involved fix requires replacing spindle bearings that appear to have failed prematurely. In either case, the problem goes away initially, only to reoccur a short time later.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2015-02-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/bad-parts-check-tailstock/
Legacy path: /articles/bad-parts-check-tailstock