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Hi Guys
This weird looking gizmo I put together to true up stock in the lathe chuck.
I think we all run into those times when the material is thin, like a disc. Or your stock isnt very deep in the chuck jaws. This tool works well for making a thin disc run true, or turn it 90 degrees and use it to true up a piece of stock thats wobbley in the chuck. Just mount up your work piece, and lightly snug it up, run at low speed recomended. Run the bearing up to the front, or side as needed.
The bearing will get your work piece running to about .002 . Stop the machine tighten the chuck as normal, and get cutting!
Save time, is cheap to make, and puts more scrap bin materials to use!
I bought the bearings for 3.00 bucks each. A single bearing would work fine too. I use the double bearings, only one at a time, but its easy to reposition with the pair.
Just another handy tool for next to no money
Paul
This weird looking gizmo I put together to true up stock in the lathe chuck.
I think we all run into those times when the material is thin, like a disc. Or your stock isnt very deep in the chuck jaws. This tool works well for making a thin disc run true, or turn it 90 degrees and use it to true up a piece of stock thats wobbley in the chuck. Just mount up your work piece, and lightly snug it up, run at low speed recomended. Run the bearing up to the front, or side as needed.
The bearing will get your work piece running to about .002 . Stop the machine tighten the chuck as normal, and get cutting!
Save time, is cheap to make, and puts more scrap bin materials to use!
I bought the bearings for 3.00 bucks each. A single bearing would work fine too. I use the double bearings, only one at a time, but its easy to reposition with the pair.
Just another handy tool for next to no money
Paul