Hi, I have just bought a Fobco Universal 16 MT that needs lots of TLC. Can anyone help with the play in the quill assembly? There is barely any play in the spindle/quill angular contact bearings, spins freely and no run out. However the whole quill rocks in the lower machined part of the head...
Hi Fobco users and restorers, this seems to be the latest post on Fobco problems so here goes with mine. I just got a Fobco from ebay that I thought was a Star, turn out to be a Universal 16 MT with the threaded nose on the spindle for 2MT collets. That is great although it has had a hard life...