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Well, thread adapters are easy enough to turn, I'd presume the mini lathe itself could make one of those!
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Quick Change Chuck for Chinese Lathe?
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If you aren't running parts through the spindle you could make back plates to fir an mt3 shell mill arbor.
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MT3 Arbor for G2861
This MT3 Arbor is for the G2861 Face Mill. For use with 3/8"-16 TPI drawbars.
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Another approach would be to make it easier to use the current fastening system of your chucks. I made a little nut starter that works pretty well:
A small super magnet is glued on the back to hold the nut in place. To use it, insert a nut into the slot, then use the tool to push the nut against the rear of one of the studs and rotate. Once the nut has been started, just spin it down with a finger. Tighten as usual.
Since the nut is held in place using magnetism, the tool can't be made out of steel. I used aluminum.
A small super magnet is glued on the back to hold the nut in place. To use it, insert a nut into the slot, then use the tool to push the nut against the rear of one of the studs and rotate. Once the nut has been started, just spin it down with a finger. Tighten as usual.
Since the nut is held in place using magnetism, the tool can't be made out of steel. I used aluminum.