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It was a CNC drilling operation gone bad I guess. Anyhow, I was presented several discards for possible salvage.
I mounted the chucks in the lathe and faced off the face and chuck teeth with a carbide cutter. Interestingly I was able to
save both of them and even the drill bit. Sure the snouts of the chuck are a little shorter but that's way better than
having paperweights! I have been using them and they are quite usable now.
Apparently it is the norm to leave the CNC machine work while the operator is at another task or taking a coffee break or something. I wouldn't know
because my shop has only manual machines. I made a little JT arbor with a straight shank so I would be able to use it. The other chuck I saved as
well. The chucks came from a tool and die shop that a friend of mine works at.
You can see from the first photo that the drilling operation ran up to the chucks and turned into some sort of friction welding operation.
I mounted the chucks in the lathe and faced off the face and chuck teeth with a carbide cutter. Interestingly I was able to
save both of them and even the drill bit. Sure the snouts of the chuck are a little shorter but that's way better than
having paperweights! I have been using them and they are quite usable now.
Apparently it is the norm to leave the CNC machine work while the operator is at another task or taking a coffee break or something. I wouldn't know
because my shop has only manual machines. I made a little JT arbor with a straight shank so I would be able to use it. The other chuck I saved as
well. The chucks came from a tool and die shop that a friend of mine works at.
You can see from the first photo that the drilling operation ran up to the chucks and turned into some sort of friction welding operation.