Hi everyone, I'm new to the site and excited about the wealth of knowledge I've found so far.
The short version of a long story is I've taken possession of a large amount of tools and tooling that was once owned by my great grandfather. He passed away about 13 years ago and was unable to use the tools for sometime before that. So now I'm going through everything and cleaning/restoring everything I can. I'm not a machinist by any stretch, but I know enough to get myself into trouble. I'll learn what I can and take classes where needed, but right now getting everything cleaned and running is priority.
Here is an overview of what I know I have so far. A Burke #4 mill, which needs work. An Atlas/Craftsman 12x36 lathe with the QC GB that is operational. A dozen or more chucks and collets. Hundreds of cutters and bits, and still more stuff I haven't figured out yet.
Now for the question. I have a chuck that is from Cushman. It's stamped with the number 18 and is a 2 jaw chuck with 4 rollers that appears to be for knurling. Once again I'm not a machinist and don't know a whole lot, but I want to know. Does anyone know anything about it?
Thanks for any information you guys and gals may have.
The short version of a long story is I've taken possession of a large amount of tools and tooling that was once owned by my great grandfather. He passed away about 13 years ago and was unable to use the tools for sometime before that. So now I'm going through everything and cleaning/restoring everything I can. I'm not a machinist by any stretch, but I know enough to get myself into trouble. I'll learn what I can and take classes where needed, but right now getting everything cleaned and running is priority.
Here is an overview of what I know I have so far. A Burke #4 mill, which needs work. An Atlas/Craftsman 12x36 lathe with the QC GB that is operational. A dozen or more chucks and collets. Hundreds of cutters and bits, and still more stuff I haven't figured out yet.
Now for the question. I have a chuck that is from Cushman. It's stamped with the number 18 and is a 2 jaw chuck with 4 rollers that appears to be for knurling. Once again I'm not a machinist and don't know a whole lot, but I want to know. Does anyone know anything about it?
Thanks for any information you guys and gals may have.
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