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The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: NeoTech on October 18, 2012, 05:45:20 AM

Title: A lathe pondering.
Post by: NeoTech on October 18, 2012, 05:45:20 AM

In my spindle tube, in the "back" of it.. there is a large thread.. a relly big one..  Its always getting filled up with shavings from lathe work.. and ive been wondering what purpose that thread have..  thinking i should maybe make a cap and thread into there as well.. cause im getting tired of clearing chips from it.

Title: Re: A lathe pondering.
Post by: AdeV on October 18, 2012, 06:36:42 AM

Is it for fitting a collet closer?

Title: Re: A lathe pondering.
Post by: jonesie on October 18, 2012, 09:33:34 AM

ade is right it is for a collet closer. if you cap it the chips will just continue to go in there packing themselves in let the chips go thru and make it easy to clean out the tube. jonesie

Title: Re: A lathe pondering.
Post by: Jonny on October 18, 2012, 09:52:22 AM

Easy solution, leave them in there or blow them out

Take it your doing some boring.

Title: Re: A lathe pondering.
Post by: Fergus OMore on October 18, 2012, 01:43:43 PM

The classic thing need be nothing more complicated than - a  candle. :lol: