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So, I thought my problems of WEDGED CHUCKS were behind me by now. But no, I have yet a similar issue to handle with my Mini-Mill.
So, I've tried losening the drawbar and giving it multiple hard wacks with the mallet. No go. I even tried a traditional iron hammer after getting desperate. Nope, damn thing won't budge. Now I'm really starting to worry.
Unlike with lathes, I will not be able to target specific areas with heat to loosen things up. Well, maybe I can if I dissasemble the unit. I guess that could be an option.
Other ideas I had were spraying WD40 down the top, and hoping for a miracle there.
Last option, I can just leave things as is, and just place my end-mills into the actual drill chuck when working. Seems that works fine for every self-declared expert on youtube, despite the manual clearly states to never do this!
Any other ideas? LOL
It's just a 3MT here, very impressive how stuck it got. Seems main problems everyone else has with these is the opposite.
So, I've tried losening the drawbar and giving it multiple hard wacks with the mallet. No go. I even tried a traditional iron hammer after getting desperate. Nope, damn thing won't budge. Now I'm really starting to worry.
Unlike with lathes, I will not be able to target specific areas with heat to loosen things up. Well, maybe I can if I dissasemble the unit. I guess that could be an option.
Other ideas I had were spraying WD40 down the top, and hoping for a miracle there.
Last option, I can just leave things as is, and just place my end-mills into the actual drill chuck when working. Seems that works fine for every self-declared expert on youtube, despite the manual clearly states to never do this!
Any other ideas? LOL
It's just a 3MT here, very impressive how stuck it got. Seems main problems everyone else has with these is the opposite.