On 2008-04-17, Wes wrote:
Ignoramus12441 wrote:

I have a mill, but no lathe.

I splurged once and bought a lathe chuck with R8 backing. I found out
that I could actually perform the most basic turning operations, such
as using a cutoff blade and reducing diameters. This chuck was already
useful once. Just curious if anyone else tried it.


I've turned pins using collets in my bridgeport, bits in the mill
vise. Great minds think a like

Yes, I kept the lathe bit in the vise. It is nice to have a R8 chuck,
however. They are not that expensive. $69 plus shipping.

i