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Posted by Bill Schwab on March 30, 2008, 7:17 pm
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Ok, I give up: how does one remove the chuck? I found the three
square-driven locks (I think) and turned them CCW. I felt what might
have been a release in the center of the turn; perhaps I retightened by
going past it??? Anyway, a gentle tug was not enough. Do I need to
give it whack like an R8 tool? If so, where?
BTW, the lathe is still pallet-bound. I think I am close to being able
to sling it, and am headed out for proper cribbing before the attempt.
Bill
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Posted by Wayne on March 30, 2008, 7:26 pm
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> Ok, I give up: how does one remove the chuck? I found the three
> square-driven locks (I think) and turned them CCW. I felt what might
> have been a release in the center of the turn; perhaps I retightened by
> going past it??? Anyway, a gentle tug was not enough. Do I need to
> give it whack like an R8 tool? If so, where?
>
> BTW, the lathe is still pallet-bound. I think I am close to being able
> to sling it, and am headed out for proper cribbing before the attempt.
>
> Bill
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>
You'd want them turned about halfway as you found out.
Your sling should go in between the headstock and the chuck.
So don't take of the chuck off yet.
Wayne D.
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Posted by Karl Townsend on March 30, 2008, 8:02 pm
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> wrote:
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>> Ok, I give up: how does one remove the chuck? I found the three
>> square-driven locks (I think) and turned them CCW. I felt what might
>> have been a release in the center of the turn; perhaps I retightened by
>> going past it??? Anyway, a gentle tug was not enough. Do I need to
>> give it whack like an R8 tool? If so, where?
>>
>> BTW, the lathe is still pallet-bound. I think I am close to being able
>> to sling it, and am headed out for proper cribbing before the attempt.
>>
>> Bill
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>>
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> You'd want them turned about halfway as you found out.
Yep, then whack the chuck with a rubber mallet.
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Posted by Den on March 30, 2008, 9:36 pm
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>> wrote:
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>>> Ok, I give up: how does one remove the chuck? I found the three
>>> square-driven locks (I think) and turned them CCW. I felt what might
>>> have been a release in the center of the turn; perhaps I retightened by
>>> going past it??? Anyway, a gentle tug was not enough. Do I need to
>>> give it whack like an R8 tool? If so, where?
>>>
>>> BTW, the lathe is still pallet-bound. I think I am close to being able
>>> to sling it, and am headed out for proper cribbing before the attempt.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
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>> You'd want them turned about halfway as you found out.
>
> Yep, then whack the chuck with a rubber mallet.
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>
Support it firmly by hand & place some wood below on the bed, they can
sometimes drop in a hurry and damage fingers or the lathe bed.
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Posted by on March 30, 2008, 8:24 pm
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>wrote:
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>> Ok, I give up: how does one remove the chuck? I found the three
>> square-driven locks (I think) and turned them CCW. I felt what might
>> have been a release in the center of the turn; perhaps I retightened by
>> going past it??? Anyway, a gentle tug was not enough. Do I need to
>> give it whack like an R8 tool? If so, where?
>>
>> BTW, the lathe is still pallet-bound. I think I am close to being able
>> to sling it, and am headed out for proper cribbing before the attempt.
>
>You'd want them turned about halfway as you found out.
>
>Your sling should go in between the headstock and the chuck.
>So don't take of the chuck off yet.
I didn't like th' idea of doing it that way; ie, weight of th' machine
suspended by th' headstock bearings. It's prolly just fine, but I
used some soft ties in th' casting holes of th' bed instead. Moved
th' cross slide to balance it after removing th' tailstock, tool post,
and chuck. That thing picked dead nuts level with an engine hoist.
I did have to put some counter weight on th' back of th' hoist tho.
And I put a safety line from th' hoist to th' ends of th' lathe to
keep it square and unable to swing around. Worked great!
Snarl... IMHO, YMMV, and all that jazz
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> square-driven locks (I think) and turned them CCW. I felt what might
> have been a release in the center of the turn; perhaps I retightened by
> going past it??? Anyway, a gentle tug was not enough. Do I need to
> give it whack like an R8 tool? If so, where?
>
> BTW, the lathe is still pallet-bound. I think I am close to being able
> to sling it, and am headed out for proper cribbing before the attempt.
>
> Bill
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>