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    Live Centre looks to be dead

    I used a good quality lithium complex grease. Don’t over grease it. There is nothing particularly special about the bearing system that needs something special (clean, clean, clean and not too much).
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    Live Centre looks to be dead

    “Rotor” is a pretty high class center (I have one in MT5, very nice). Yes, they come apart (mine needed cleaning and lubrication). I don’t recall the exact details, proceed like Stelster says - carefully. I know I ended up making a few simple tools. It is sort of like one of those wooden...
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    rotary table and the number of slots

    As others have said, it depends. I have a 4 slot, it is a pain in the butt (it came to me as a bundle purchase, set up and works well - once the chuck is centered, but getting it on center is the chore). Plan before you buy. Like Susq says, you can make anything work. If a chuck is going to...
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    External Jaws for a 3 jaw

    Creating the interface is a bit of a project all in itself (not hard, just attention to detail). Copy the “American Tongue and Groove” profile, then you can purchase the soft tops ($32USD from Shars for the 10” jaw set) then you only need to do it for once for the lower jaw set.
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    External Jaws for a 3 jaw

    This topic comes up fairly often. I have made scroll chuck jaws - my recommendation is to buy jaws, if it is reasonably possible. Especially on a smaller chuck - just get a whole new chuck. I think the OP is on the right track, spend the $100. The teeth on the scroll jaws are not...
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    G-Code examples

    Yes, my mill is Bridgeport VMC using DX32, the lathe is Cincinnati Falcon using Acramatic A2100. I think of them as being dialects of G Code (still G Code). Coding direct is working quite well for me for what I use the machines for.
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    G-Code examples

    I'll share the example of the scroll teeth on the back of 3J chuck jaws. Understanding the details of math and what those teeth are accomplishing is a project all in itself (at least it was for me). Obviously one has to sort that out first - I don't see CNC as magic, you still have to know...
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    Chamfering tool bits

    You are correct, it is a problem. I don’t do any 3D surface profiling. I have not done any letter engraving. I think your point is that I am limiting myself. You would be right in that. My machine is a DX32 dialect (still G code, but it’s own peculiarities) - so if you know a competent DX32...
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    Chamfering tool bits

    I’m sure there are a few ways to approach this, the suggestions above are all good. I do a lot of chamfer work with the CNC mill (it really sets off a component nicely). I don’t use any CAM program at all (yet another thing I need to learn). My approach (probably a pretty common technique) is...
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    New to me colchester lathe

    I agree with Susq - not diesel (it won’t destroy it or anything). The prescribed lube is never a bad thing. I have also used kerosene flush for cleaning gear boxes - both to flush and blasting around all the non-wetted surfaces (easy to get, not expensive, goes through the solvent sprayer...
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