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Making a Rotary Table
awemawson:
My three jaw is remarkably accurate over a very wide range, so very often I can get away with just using it as is, but when things need to be 'nuts on' then obviously the four jaw is needed.
Often of course if you plan your work to tun all diameters at one 'gripping' they will be concentric even if the three jaw is all over the place.
Meldonmech:
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Norman I like yourself was always changing chucks and jaws. When I was offered a larger 5 inch lathe at a price I could not refuse, I then had two lathes. I now normally keep a three jaw on the smaller 3.1/4 inch lathe and a four jaw on the 5 inch lathe.
The arrangement works very well, and saves a lot of laborious time.
Cheers vDavid
NormanV:
I've got two lathes, both with the same chuck mount and six chucks/faceplates. One of the lathes is very noisy and I can't bear using it too often. I need to stop making things for a while and fix the lathe!
NormanV:
I've started on the division plates. Firstly I cut a strip of paper to the circumference of the disc and then divided it into the required number of spaces. I then taped the strip of paper around the edge of the disc mounted it on the rotary table with a temporary index marker and drilled the holes with a centre drill. It is a very tedious operation but at least I have completed the circle with the largest number of holes (48) and also the next smaller.
awemawson:
Cunning use of slanted lines there Norman :bow:
Makes me appreciate my CNC milling machine - draw it out and watch it made :ddb:
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