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    6 jaw chuck options?

    Here below are said 4 lines of code. Making a set of jaws is a considerable task, so I’m providing additional comments. If you want a worthy challenge, this would qualify. Maybe there is something special about that chuck so that you really want to use it (perhaps it is big, or a special...
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    Tool Copper vise jaws

    Like Mr. Kitta says. A little RAE Vise made in Hamilton. It is not for heavy use/abuse. I just clamp it down close to where ever its needed. Granted it may not be what one would want if there was just one vise in the shop - however I have many vices.
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    6 jaw chuck options?

    I see from your signature line you have a Tormach 770. Obviously machining up the jaw blanks is a bit of work, but that part is pretty straightforward. Generating the scroll teeth is perhaps 4 lines of code - at least on an old DX32 machine (glad to share ‘em if you’re interested).
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    6 jaw chuck options?

    Yes. First I went through Harold’s method about 15 times - he does an excellent job of explaining how the teeth function and what you need to accomplish in making jaws that engage with the face scroll (that it took me that many tries to understand what he was laying down is not a reflection on...
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    6 jaw chuck options?

    I went with the buy once cry once option for my Smart and Brown (back in the day that lathe was an expensive piece of kit). Putting a POS chuck on it would cause bad karma - Bison 6J set tru, direct mount on the D1-4. It was most of $3K cad - the purchase pain has since subsided, so I’m now...
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    Standard Modern Series 2000

    My SM1120 head stock runs pretty noisily - I’ve had the cover off a few times (even tried running it a little, throws plenty of oil). Everything seems good, just noisey. Figured I‘d run it for a while, if it truly is a problem other symptoms ought to show up (more noise, metal in the oil etc)...
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    A356 aluminum

    Where are you located (I’m in Red Deer, Ab). I’ve about 100# of aluminum castings sitting outside my shop, supposed to be 356 material. We are scraping them because of the porosity. It doesn’t machine near as nice as 6061 (harder on the tooling as well). Pretty sure I could get you a few of...
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    Talk me off of the edge…. How green is the grass really?

    I’m confused by the consideration, about passing on the SM lathe for a bigger machine (especially with more bells and whistles) - sure when you’re dead. No lathe has “everything” one could want on a lathe. Keep the little lathe and get the bigger one. One lathe vs no lathe is a game changer...
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    Tool Drill Chuck Repairs

    For a capable round squeeze I’ll often bore a nut to the target size (like yo do for your hardwood sleeve), then slit it in the band saw. The nut is easy to hold in the chuck, vise etc and there was always a generous supply in the scrap metal bin up to 3” diameter (industrial bolting)...
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    MT3-ER32-M12 Collet Chuck

    For a Morse taper, one does not need a tang. You can just thread in a pin (still need something to provide the knock out). I like having the tang, gives one a feel good that it will drive - however it is not required. I have three lathes - the larger one (15") does not have the tang driving...
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