Hi everyone,
I recently purchased a Clausing 5904 that came with an odd piece mounted on the spindle. I would say it was a chuck, but it doesn't actually seem to have any function. I'm curious if it may actually be a part of some larger assembly.
Here's a shot of the the item in question, shortly after unloading:
It's actually a round disc attached to a Bison backplate. It's pretty nicely machined and has a nice, tight fit with the backplate.
Here's a shot of the back of the item, after removing the backplate:
The seller told me that the lathe had been used exclusively with collets before it was removed from the machine shop. It sat for about five years before I bought it. I'm thinking that it might be part of some sort of collet closer?
After cleaning the thing up in the electrolysis tank, a distinct mark was visible on each side of the nose:
Any idea what this thing is?
I recently purchased a Clausing 5904 that came with an odd piece mounted on the spindle. I would say it was a chuck, but it doesn't actually seem to have any function. I'm curious if it may actually be a part of some larger assembly.
Here's a shot of the the item in question, shortly after unloading:
It's actually a round disc attached to a Bison backplate. It's pretty nicely machined and has a nice, tight fit with the backplate.
Here's a shot of the back of the item, after removing the backplate:
The seller told me that the lathe had been used exclusively with collets before it was removed from the machine shop. It sat for about five years before I bought it. I'm thinking that it might be part of some sort of collet closer?
After cleaning the thing up in the electrolysis tank, a distinct mark was visible on each side of the nose:
Any idea what this thing is?