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Re: "Machinist thread" (please join in) Vertical Mills & metal lathes, tool talk...ect
« Reply #180 on: February 15, 2025, 07:41:45 pm »
9" South Bend lathe spider chuck
Hi folks.
I made this lathe spider chuck for my 9" South bend lathe. I think the idea is good but the chuck seems a bit stiff & doesn't quite clamp small enough for my needs. I may send it back & see if I can get a better working chuck & tighter closing on the chuck teeth.


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« Reply #181 on: February 15, 2025, 11:02:22 pm »
Howdy Bruce

I don't know quite how much you are short of closure, but shim stock of various thickness could come to the rescue!?!?
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« Reply #182 on: February 16, 2025, 04:23:05 am »
Quote from: Stoker on February 15, 2025, 11:02:22 pm
Howdy Bruce

I don't know quite how much you are short of closure, but shim stock of various thickness could come to the rescue!?!?

I already ordered another chuck, that from the photo's... appears to close near 100%
new chuck is in & I'm very pleased with it. it works exactly as I had hoped.

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« Reply #183 on: March 02, 2025, 04:40:38 pm »
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« Reply #184 on: April 13, 2025, 11:31:21 pm »
Copied and shared from somewhere else, worth checkin' out -

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« Reply #185 on: April 14, 2025, 07:33:23 am »
I started watching this & couldn't stop, lots of useful hacks & tricks there.
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« Reply #186 on: April 14, 2025, 11:24:29 am »
Very Interesting!

Some, but not all of what he presented, was new to me and I'm glad to have seen it. Now I only need to remember it when I need it!?!?

He was a little hard to understand in a couple of key spots, so darn, guess I'll just have to watch it again!
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« Reply #187 on: April 14, 2025, 12:16:54 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on April 14, 2025, 11:24:29 am
Very Interesting!

Some, but not all of what he presented, was new to me and I'm glad to have seen it. Now I only need to remember it when I need it!?!?

He was a little hard to understand in a couple of key spots, so darn, guess I'll just have to watch it again!
Zee wert listening cloze enuff.  :D
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« Reply #188 on: April 14, 2025, 01:19:59 pm »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 14, 2025, 12:16:54 pm
Quote from: Stoker on April 14, 2025, 11:24:29 am
Very Interesting!

Some, but not all of what he presented, was new to me and I'm glad to have seen it. Now I only need to remember it when I need it!?!?

He was a little hard to understand in a couple of key spots, so darn, guess I'll just have to watch it again!
Zee wert listening cloze enuff.  :D

My earbones done did the best they could.

Perhaps it was my brain that was lagging behind?!?!

I should add that I'm really not going to mind watching it again and trying to "listen clozer enuff" to pick up what I might have missed in the first go around!
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Re: "Machinist thread" (please join in) Vertical Mills & metal lathes, tool talk...ect
« Reply #189 on: May 22, 2026, 11:52:57 am »
Hey Bruce @ St Paul Steam

This thread was soooooo much fun for such a long time, thought I'd give a shot at resurrecting it, just to see what might be new and interesting!?!?

Just wondering, now that you've had time to get your awesome new shop & tools properly accessorized and modified, what fun projects have you been doing with all those wonderful "BIG" machine tools?

What are the largest things that you have so far made with those great machines???

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Re: "Machinist thread" (please join in) Vertical Mills & metal lathes, tool talk...ect
« Reply #190 on: May 22, 2026, 04:14:50 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on May 22, 2026, 11:52:57 am

Just wondering, now that you've had time to get your awesome new shop & tools properly accessorized and modified, what fun projects have you been doing with all those wonderful "BIG" machine tools?



Enquiring minds need to know!
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