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I wanted another chuck key for my 4 jaw after watching a Tubal Cain video on indicating a 4 jaw so I made one last night, I still need to make the t handle.
First I chucked the stock in my 4 jaw and indicated it in, then pushed the tailstock with live center up against it and turned everything to size. After the lathe work was done I mounted it in my Kurt and milled a flat on the top side then rolled it 180 and milled another flat. These flats were for indexing for the square end that needed to be milled since I don't have a collet block. They also made drilling the hole for the T handle easier. After I milled the second flat I did the arithmetic and started milling the first flat for the square end, rotated it to set on the other flat and milled the opposing flat. Then I turned it 1/4 turn and indexed the first 2 flats I milled to the jaws, rolled it 180 and repeated the process. It's turning out nice
First I chucked the stock in my 4 jaw and indicated it in, then pushed the tailstock with live center up against it and turned everything to size. After the lathe work was done I mounted it in my Kurt and milled a flat on the top side then rolled it 180 and milled another flat. These flats were for indexing for the square end that needed to be milled since I don't have a collet block. They also made drilling the hole for the T handle easier. After I milled the second flat I did the arithmetic and started milling the first flat for the square end, rotated it to set on the other flat and milled the opposing flat. Then I turned it 1/4 turn and indexed the first 2 flats I milled to the jaws, rolled it 180 and repeated the process. It's turning out nice
