Sounds like something needs a shot of oil or grease...something has to be rubbing or catch up in there...take your air hose and blow it out and see how that works, oh and it could be some bearings going also good luck.
Yeah I'm thinking the same thing. What's strange is that I can swear the oil level has dropped significantly on the indicator since a couple weeks ago when I did maintenance, and as its a closed system it shouldn't have dropped at all. But I've been assured its supposed to be that low. I'm just having trouble comprehending why there would be an indicator at all if it were supposed to be well below the center. Pic attached for reference. Will def try the air hose tomorrow as well, thanks for the idea.
I should mention that the press is only a few months old, so I'd be surprised if the bearing is already shot. But it sure does sound like it.
Sounds like a bearing or ball screw, is the sound coming from inside the box or the end plate. With the index locked is there and slop in the tables left/right?
The sound is centered right at the coupling, but if it were coming from inside somewhere I'd imagine it would sound the same, so I'm not 100% certain. I'll check with the index movement in the morning and report back.