Arch wrote:
I certainly believe in safety and they are fine for chuck keys, but IMHO
a spring loaded spindle lock without a way to retain it is an invention
of the devil or at least of a legal dept.

I'm not criticizing, just wondering. How do you PM 3520 owners modify
your spindle locks to keep them locked? Maybe the 3520 I saw was an
early model or I'm missing something, but watching a big bowl being
removed from a tommy bar chuck by a person with only two hands was not a
pretty sight.

Seeing a person with three hands could be even more unpleasant ;-)

I have the old-style Vicmarc with tommy bars, and never had a need for a
spindle lock unless I'm trying to remove a stuck chuck or faceplate.

At least with my Vic, you can usually get the two bars close enough
together to manipulate with one hand, while holding the turning with the
other.

If I had a 3520 I'd probably wanna figure this one out, but haven't had
a chance to fondle one with my 2 hands yet. Actually, I will this coming
weekend, at our AAW chapter meeting--the host has one.
BTW, it will be a 2 day workshop with Alan Lacer if anyone is in the
neighborhood (Onalaska, Wisconsin, $40 at the door for both days).

Ken Grunke
La Farge, WI


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