In article ,
"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote:

The "splitting" part is what becomes the problem here--it's best done in
this case with just a plain ole hacksaw....with the mandrel still firmly
chucked in the lathe....

From start to finish, once you chuck your mandrel blank you should forget
that you even *own* a chuck key--throw the darned thing out the bay door and
retrieve it later......cause if you unchuck the work and have to re-set it
then all bets are off....

Nothing says the chuck has to remain on the lathe, just the mandrel
stays in the chuck.

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