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I need to reverse my lathe jaws!
John Hill:
Thanks for all the comments and information but this is what I had in mind!
I am wondering what pitfalls there might be in doing this?
DavidA:
The three jaw chuck on my Denford has only the one set of jaws. But each jaw consists of two parts. The (let's call it the base) that engages with the scrole, and the part that grips the job.
This (gripper) part is held onto the base with two capscrews, and all one has to do to change from external to internal is remove this part and reverse it.
Very convenient.
Maybe you could adapt your chuck in this manner.
It makes the fitting of 'odd ball' jaws very easy.
Dave.
SwarfnStuff:
Hi John and all,
Just my two cents worth but in my limited experience, it seems the way to go if there is enough metal to do so, is to do as suggested by David A. Make a set of jaws that screw onto the base of the existing jaws will give you the option of holding from the inside or outside. A bit / lot, of work I guess but making machines do what we want is part of the fun and sometimes frustration of this hobby.
John B
BaronJ:
Hi John,
Cromwells supply many types/styles of chuck jaws. I got a set of soft jaws for my Myford for £20. They fit perfectly. PB wanted an arm and both legs for a set. Although they did assure me that they would match with the serial No: on the chuck.
vtsteam:
John, did you ever do the mod?
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