Shop Made Mini-Chuck Photos
A recent project required a number of small spindles to be turned on my Jet mini
using 3/4" square stock. I made a mini-chuck to grip the blanks. It is similar to a 4 jaw independent chuck and it screws onto my headstock spindle. A short #2MT center is used in conjunction with the tailstock live center to position the stock. Photos: http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65..._chuck_use.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j/mini_chuck.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65...ck_mounted.jpg More description: http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j/otherlathes.html -- Ken Vaughn Visit My Workshop: http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65/ |
ken looks nice, any reason not to use a3/8 or 1/2 drive center! tb
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"Ken Vaughn" wrote in message ink.net... A recent project required a number of small spindles to be turned on my Jet mini using 3/4" square stock. I made a mini-chuck to grip the blanks. It is similar to a 4 jaw independent chuck and it screws onto my headstock spindle. A short #2MT center is used in conjunction with the tailstock live center to position the stock. Photos: http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65..._chuck_use.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j/mini_chuck.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65...ck_mounted.jpg Nice to do things for yourself, isn't it? I just use the pin jaws for that purpose as well. |
"tb" wrote in message
oups.com... ken looks nice, any reason not to use a3/8 or 1/2 drive center! tb No, they would probably work very well, but I don't have one. I have split small stock with my standard spur center (which doesn't work well on small turnings) and thought this approach might prevent that problem. I like the convenience of not having to prepare the stock, other than a very small hole to accept the point of the center. Ken |
"George" george@least wrote in message ...
Nice to do things for yourself, isn't it? I just use the pin jaws for that purpose as well. I haven't bought a scrolling chuck for the Jet mini yet. It's not really the money, but I really enjoy making jigs and fixtures from scratch. Hey, I'm retired and time isn't an issue! But, while we are discussing scrolling chucks -- is there an acceptable sized scrolling chuck which would fit both my Jet mini lathe (1" x 8tpi) and also have an insert for my metal lathe (1.5" x 8tpi) ? I know the Oneway Stronghold will allow this, but that would be a lot of weight for the small Jet to handle. Faceplates and accessories made for the PM90 and Conway lathes fit my metal lathe spindle perfectly, so it is a common 1.5" x 8tpi size. Ken |
"Ken Vaughn" wrote in message ink.net... But, while we are discussing scrolling chucks -- is there an acceptable sized scrolling chuck which would fit both my Jet mini lathe (1" x 8tpi) and also have an insert for my metal lathe (1.5" x 8tpi) ? I know the Oneway Stronghold will allow this, but that would be a lot of weight for the small Jet to handle. Faceplates and accessories made for the PM90 and Conway lathes fit my metal lathe spindle perfectly, so it is a common 1.5" x 8tpi size. Ken I'm using standard Nova chucks, but I fear that 1.5 x8 inserts are out of limits. You might have to adapt the 1.5 x8 spindle to 1 x 8 and use the 1 x 8 in the chuck. |
Ken Vaughn wrote:
A recent project required a number of small spindles to be turned on my Jet mini using 3/4" square stock. I made a mini-chuck to grip the blanks. It is similar to a 4 jaw independent chuck and it screws onto my headstock spindle. A short #2MT center is used in conjunction with the tailstock live center to position the stock. Photos: http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65..._chuck_use.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j/mini_chuck.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65...ck_mounted.jpg More description: http://home.earthlink.net/~kvaughn65j/otherlathes.html Very ingenious. I did it the lazy way. I made inserts to fit inside the regular spigot chuck jaws, held in place by magnets while it is being tightened. Pictures on ABPW. -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA A diplomat thinks twice before saying nothing. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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