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Minature lathe - chuck?

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Starhead:
The shaft... how do I connect something to the shaft?

pycoed:
1 Polish the shaft,
2 Obtain or make a piece of thick wall tube that is a shake-free fit on the shaft
3 Mill,  or drill & file a slot in the rear end to fit the drive pin
4 Drill & tap a hole to meet the groove & fit a grubscrew
5 Weld, or shrink on a suitable flange to fit a chuck of your choice
6 Mount chuck & place assembly on shelf while you look for a small lathe, 'cos I doubt this will serve as one :D

Starhead:
Thanks pycoed, I think that's probably the answer I'm looking for. Ive been searching everywhere for a 1/2" flanged coupler but I can't find anything suitable, everything in the UK seems to be metric now and I don't think I can ream out a 12mm one accurately enough without erm.. a lathe.

I'm pretty sure this will be capable of turning wax which is my intention, for lost wax casting of aluminium.

efrench:
You don't actually need a chuck.  I use a faceplate with a piece of waste wood attached for most of my wood turning.  I think this would work even better for wax. One nice thing about using a faceplate and waste wood is you don't have to be particularly accurate with the faceplate mount.  Once it's attached to the spindle, you true up the waste wood.  Whereas a chuck should have an accurate mount.

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