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9" SM Utilathe Restoration

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@140mower Chuck arrived thanks!

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@Johnwa We might have a winner for you. A Skinner made for South Bend.
 
So today we tried threading away from the headstock.....

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To do this I needed to run the lathe in reverse.... It has a threaded spindle.

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I was able to run in reverse because @Johnwa traded me this clamping type 4J chuck for my standard 4J chuck (Thanks John!)

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Approaching the work piece from the front required the tool to be inverted.

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@johwa will recognize this. He 3D printed it for me quite some time ago. (Thanks John).

All in all this went rather well and it is sure is a lot less stressful than threading towards the headstock.

Craig
 
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Nice work!
(I wonder if anyone has ever made a clamping collar for a chuck...)
 
I was able to run in reverse because @Johnwa traded me this clamping type 4J chuck for my standard 4J chuck (Thanks John!)

If you ever take that chuck off, I'd love to see some photos of how that clamp works.....
 
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