Lathe Chuck Maintenance - Get the most from cheap import chucks!
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Published 2022-04-09
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All Comments (21)
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Carful, Billy will be after you!
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Maybe this has been going on for years, but i'm appreciating consistent videos every week. The video editing is top notch too, this means quinn is spending substantial hours every week for this. Thank you!
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Off-center slots on the screws really give it that artisanal touch.
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12:28 and here is why they give us chuck safety covers - to protect us form oil :)
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you can use paper bag over the Chuck then run it for high-speed for a few minutes that will catch all the extra oil
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Love your sense of humor...mr. Crispin's brothers toothbrush....great👌😊
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Wow, Mr. Crispin's Brother's toothbrush really gets around!
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"Preparations A through G were a complete failure. I present to you, Preparation H!" 🤣
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So you've done things in: automotive, electronics, pinball cabinets, model trains, Warhammer, model steam, and probably other things I'm not remembering, all on top of machining. You live quite a full and interesting life :) I'm kinda jealous.
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Another thing I use for cleaning small parts and getting into tight spaces is bamboo skewers from supermarket
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Talent will hit the target. Genius can see the targets that no one else sees. -And you have a gift for showing us the obvious that we never thought of! This kind of maintenance should be on everyone's calendar. Thank you!
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I’m amazed Mr Crispin’s brother’s toothbrush made it all the way across the pond. 🤔
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The Chuck looks and works like new now. Don’t forget to give the tooth brush back to me crispins brother.
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It just wouldn't be the weekend without a Blondiehacks video!
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Cracked me up with the Mr Crispin reference.
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I also use "q tips" for cleaning. In the UK we call them cotton buds. I also find pipe cleaners very handy for cleaning too. Mr Crispins brother recently got bitten by a lion, so I don't think he will need his toothbrush for a while.
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Great tutorial Quinn, I think every Lathe user should have a Chucking Day once a year ! :)
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Brilliant instructive videos with humour...a video on drill sharpening would be much appreciated, many thanks
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I strip, clean, oil and reassemble my 3 jaw Pratt Burnerd chuck about once a year, it gets full of muck even with the relatively little use my lathe gets. Especially if you ever turn brass, those chips get in everywhere.
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A big collector of chips in chucks is the gap between the chuck and backing plate. A piece of 1/4" thick Ethafoam (polyethylene packing foam) cut to shape will compress into the gap when the chuck is reassembled. It's resistant to coolant and oils and will keep chips and swarf from accumulating there.
