Burning & Smoking & Chewed Up Carving

[mannwranglers]

Tying to find a solution to the problem that I have with my machine.
It's smoking when it cross cuts and chewing up the board when it carves.

Mr. AL told me that i have a loose bearing.

Any solutions will be appreciated.

Thanks
George

[fwharris]

Loose bearing or worn out bit (especially now since it is burnt).

What kind o chuck are you using?

[bergerud]

Do you see a part like this laying around? Look around in the bottom of the machine.

http://forum.carvewright.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=46612&d=1313536486&thumb=1

[Digitalwoodshop]

He has a new bit... Same problem... we have been trading emails for a while.

He upgraded the Chuck a while back.

AL

[bergerud]

Not a loose truck?

[Digitalwoodshop]

Likely a loose truck...

[ktjwilliams]

Or a fried lower bearing in the truck ... Mine did that when the bearing blew in mine then it also snapped my flex shaft ... My bearing cooked and seized ... Guess a top bearing could also do that ... Something else to check ... Oh, we're talking bout the spindle bearings in the truck ..