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    Clamping sensitive parts in lathe

    Above comments are all good. I’ll add 6J chuck and soft jaws cut to size. Also, you don’t have to grip very tightly (chucks hold well), don’t grip tighter than what it takes to do the job. The image of bent chuck keys is one of my pet peeves. I don’t get it that a real man has to show he...
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    Other Joe Pie ?

    a single space (nothing) can make all the difference -I love it.
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    Is Taper Attachment worth it?

    Uhmm, you could get another lathe, already fitted with a TTA. Com’on how much of an excuse do you need? Problem solved!
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    Is Taper Attachment worth it?

    I have two lathes fitted with TTAs. I use them very seldom (couple times to cut Morse tapers). I suspect it would not add any value to the lathe resale. The other place I have used it is for cutting pipe threads. For a small pipe thread, just use a tap/die. Alternatively I have used off the...
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    Surface grinder pricing?

    Humm, Justin - it sounds like you are asking this group if you ought to buy more tools. Pretty sure the answer is going to be “yes”. If you are going to be doing general grinding of stuff and work to tenths machining - there are lots of tools to buy. In order to machine to “tenths”, you have...
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    Surface grinder pricing?

    Obviously condition is a major influence on price. Also, consider how well the machine is kitted out: does it come with basic spindle tools, is there a nice mag chuck, are there some additional wheels and arbors, etc? I have bought two surface grinders, neither had much wear: the first was...
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    Using a 3 phase overload relay on single phase

    One reason to stay with the 3 phase via a converter and X-mer is that it is an easy solution. When I got my first lathe, I hard wired the converter to a breaker and the lathe straight to the converter (ran that way for about 5 years). When I got a 2nd, 3rd 3 phase machine, then I got a 3P...
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    Using a 3 phase overload relay on single phase

    Yes, you just need to respect the current. The overload device senses the current in that leg (for example in a 3 phase motor starter). The three overload heaters effect small control contacts that are in series, if one opens then the motor stater coil is going to drop out. If one leg draws...
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    TIR drift of Set-Tru Chuck

    Your discussion peaked my interest & thought I’d check my machine that has a similar set up to yours, but not Set Tru. I have not had this chuck mounted up for a while (like >1 year, for collet work I usually use my little machine that has a 5C built into the spindle nose). It is a Bison 5C...
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    TIR drift of Set-Tru Chuck

    The points above are all good. One area to check is the fit of the back plate onto the spindle nose. The back plate is supposed to mate to the short taper AND the flat vertical face of the spindle nose. That is not easy. If the taper lands first, by even a small amount (say 0.0005”), then...
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