Try UHMW,it's easly machined and very slippery and fairly cheap.Yes your correct! I've already noticed the metal getting caught in the cloth material I used. Will the delrin wear on the ways?
Try UHMW,it's easly machined and very slippery and fairly cheap.Yes your correct! I've already noticed the metal getting caught in the cloth material I used. Will the delrin wear on the ways?
I had a bit of a problem with the chuck/back plate mateing. The thru-hole of the back plate is larger than the hole on the chuck so I as unable to make a step on it to fit into the back of the chuck. I had to make a stepped sleeve to mate them before marking and tapping the back plate. My tolerances were good and had to mallet the two together onto the sleeve.
Look at what Stefan Gotteswinter did with his 9x20 lathe. I think he has a very similar chuck, which he uses to his advantage.
Steve Shannon, P.E.