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I have a Pratt-Bernard (PB) independant 6 " chuck, and a Buck (B) 6" scroll chuck (self centering)
The Issue: My new lathe has a D1-6 cam-lock face and I would like to mount the two chucks mentioned above to d1-6 back plates (one each). Since the commercially available back plates are usually pre-drilled, most vendors are advising me NOT to use these back plates on my chucks. If there is material to mount the chuck to the back plate, why couldn't I drill the back plate to match the chuck? Max RPM of the spindle is 2500 so I am not in a CNC environment.
Question: Has anyone done this?
Any issues I should be aware of?
The Issue: My new lathe has a D1-6 cam-lock face and I would like to mount the two chucks mentioned above to d1-6 back plates (one each). Since the commercially available back plates are usually pre-drilled, most vendors are advising me NOT to use these back plates on my chucks. If there is material to mount the chuck to the back plate, why couldn't I drill the back plate to match the chuck? Max RPM of the spindle is 2500 so I am not in a CNC environment.
Question: Has anyone done this?
Any issues I should be aware of?