Hi Everyone,
I think that I have a couple of tools to make removing & installing chucks easier and safer.
The first is a simple block of wood that is bandsawed with vee grooves to fit the bed and a curve to fit the chuck to remove/install. I wish I could take credit for the idea but that last shop I worked in had blocks like this made for each lathe & chuck setup.
The other tool is my own idea (as far as I know) and is a piece of 1 3/4 hex stock welded to a flat strap which is welded inside of a flattened tube.
This way ALL the jaws bear the force of loosening the chuck, not just one or two.
When I bought this lathe used 37+ years ago I bought a brand new 6 jaw Buck chuck and the jaws are still tight in the body even though it has been on & off countless times through all these years of using it to make a living.
I just wish that I had seen the block of wood idea sooner!!
I think that I have a couple of tools to make removing & installing chucks easier and safer.
The first is a simple block of wood that is bandsawed with vee grooves to fit the bed and a curve to fit the chuck to remove/install. I wish I could take credit for the idea but that last shop I worked in had blocks like this made for each lathe & chuck setup.
The other tool is my own idea (as far as I know) and is a piece of 1 3/4 hex stock welded to a flat strap which is welded inside of a flattened tube.
This way ALL the jaws bear the force of loosening the chuck, not just one or two.
When I bought this lathe used 37+ years ago I bought a brand new 6 jaw Buck chuck and the jaws are still tight in the body even though it has been on & off countless times through all these years of using it to make a living.
I just wish that I had seen the block of wood idea sooner!!
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