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    Stuck chuck on Atlas lathe

    The dry ice might work, especially if the chuck is up to a couple hundred degrees first. Anyone know what the Zamak does when it’s heated and cooled? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Stuck chuck on Atlas lathe

    Well I tried again today, a 3” section of 3/4 joiner nut in the chuck and a internal pipe wrench with a breaker braced against the base in the other end of the spindle. Then used a 1/2” impact on the joiner. No luck. It’s a really old lathe that came from a farm, had bird leavings on it so I...
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    Stuck chuck on Atlas lathe

    Thanks for the replies, I’ll see if I can get it free when I get some spare time. It took me about a year to get it cleaned up, a stand built, leveled and anchored to the floor and wired up. So it might be awhile lol... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Stuck chuck on Atlas lathe

    I’m in the middle of setting up an Atlas lathe, a th54. I tried to remove the chuck for cleaning and it’s stuck pretty well. It was bad enough the little pin that stops the spindle broke off. I use a heat gun to warm it up to maybe 200f, that didn’t help. Any suggestions? Especially tricks to...
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