On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:07:13 -0400, Gerald Ross wrote:

Actually that is a common problem, it can be triggered by using the
index as a "stop" to hold the lathe-shaft to remove chucks.

Guilty. But it is a robust system and is used for a lock, not just an
indexing pin.

But, the manual says that the spindle lock can be used for putting thing ON the
spindle, but NOT removing them...
Yep, I actually RTFM ;-]


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