how i made my lathe chuck spider
greetings from Brazil
Thanks celsoari! We've added your Lathe Chuck Spider to our Lathe Accessories category,
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A method I like to use when turning a rough piece of stock is that I clamp down onto a bolt shank in the chuck with the bolt head behind the back of the jaws and the threads towards the tailstock, then I drill a hole in my material that's a close fit to the bolt shank and mount it onto the bolt and secure it with a nut, pulling the work piece tight up against the faces of the jaws. Then I can turn the piece round over the full length without having to stop and reverse the part like you would do when holding it in the jaws.
If you can't make it precise make it adjustable.
celsoari (May 1, 2020)
Nice work. Very professional.
Bore some holes in the plate and make sets of spacers and you can then adjust the spacing of the spider relative to the chuck face.
For a picture, check my post here... (you'll need to scroll down a bit)
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Depending on the type of work you do, you may want to drill a central hole in the spider. If you do, include a flange so that you can fit bushings to tailor the hole to the size needed for a particular job.
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Regards, Marv
Experience is always far worse than pessimism
celsoari (Apr 30, 2020)
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