Thanks Jerry. I haven¡¯t tried that but the spindle quill itself seems quite clean. I don¡¯t remember if I checked the headstock bore when I disassembled the works for repainting. That¡¯s easy enough to do. Some Blast-It should do the trick to clean up any gunk. I¡¯m about to order a set of replacement headstock bearings from Doug Feistamel at Homestead. When they come it will be a good time to see what¡¯s what with the spindle and headstock.
