In article , Alan Rothenbush wrote:
Grant;
Thanks for the thoughts, I'll take them all to heart, especially the one
about a glazed wheel. Hadn't thought about that.
And, yes it *does* have a left-hand thread on the spindle nut.
A hinged two-pin spanner is needed to loosen/tighten it.
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Anyway, thanks again. I will read everything I can get my hands on, but
there's nothing like experience to tell you what chapters to read twice !
Now, to find a mag chuck at an affordable price ...
The trick is finding one which is not too large for the machine.
Most are.
Mine came with a electric mag chuck. Note that the manual warns
to not use coolant with the electric version of the chuck -- just with a
permanent magnet version.
Also, note that the manual (at least the last ones) warn to
interchange the connector halves on the mag chuck, as the original had a
male connector on each end, which means that you have 150V or more on
the bare pins if you disconnect it from the chuck end.
Enjoy,
DoN.
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