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@Gerald, I owe you an update on my lathe since you were kind enough to help me over the phone. I think it was a year and a half ago. As a refresher, I was/am having an issue with my Jet 1442 lathe with a Reeves drive. If I shut it down at the highest speed, the hand wheel would turn just fine by hand, as it is supposed to do. If I shut it down at the slowest speed, the hand wheel is extremely stiff to turn. Very difficult to turn by hand. Now for the update. There is an industrial supply shop a few miles away from Wichita that does warranty work on Jet lathes. My lathe is way out of warranty, but I figured they would have the expertise to at least tell me what was wrong. I called them, and as it turned out, the repair expert was here in Wichita at the time. The shop called him, and he came to my house to look at the problem. Bottom line was that I have two bearings going out. However, he said that since the lathe was still running, his advice was to use it until I couldn't. The repair then would not be any more involved than if I had them fix it now, and I will have gotten that much more use out of it. Their repair rate is $65/hour, but after spending at least an hour looking at my lathe, and having to come across town to my house, he only charged me $25. So, until it comes to a squealing halt, I'm back in operation. He also advised me to change one of the bearings myself, since it was a simple job. The other one, not so much. Gerald, again, thanks for the time you spent helping me on this forum, and also on the phone.
