I'm just restoring a Union Jubilee. I also have a second one for parts missing on my original purchase. Strange thing is, I now have both headstocks out and the outer headstock bearing on the first lathe is an RMS8 fitted directly to the spindle and the inner an RL9 fitting directly to the spindle.
The second lathe has an RL9 on the outer as well as the inner. The outer one has a bearing carrier for the RLS9 to fit on, which then fits on to the spindle. Have you come across this please and was this a factory modification for the larger bearing, which according to some posts I've read is the correct bearing?
Both headstock spindles are exactly the same. I'm tempted to remove the sleeve on the second lathe and replace the smaller RL9 with an RMS8.
The pictures below show both headstock setups:
The larger bearing on the left is the RMS8 ((N) with the retaining ring removed). The one on the right is the RL9 with the sleeve on the retainer.
The second lathe has an RL9 on the outer as well as the inner. The outer one has a bearing carrier for the RLS9 to fit on, which then fits on to the spindle. Have you come across this please and was this a factory modification for the larger bearing, which according to some posts I've read is the correct bearing?
Both headstock spindles are exactly the same. I'm tempted to remove the sleeve on the second lathe and replace the smaller RL9 with an RMS8.
The pictures below show both headstock setups:
The larger bearing on the left is the RMS8 ((N) with the retaining ring removed). The one on the right is the RL9 with the sleeve on the retainer.
