Boring out doesn't work on all of the 3" chucks it can destroy the drive pinions on some
Gerry W
Leeds UK
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From: jsmattis@...
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 11:19:07 -0800
Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Re: Looking at buying the 7" x 10" w/ Questions
I bored out my 3 inch chuck to a tad over 0.750 so I could pass that
size stock through.
Not hard to do, but you must disassemble the chuck to clean out the chips.
John
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From: gerry waclawiak <gerrywac@...>
To: "7x12minilathe@..." <7x12minilathe@...>
Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:03 AM
Subject: RE: [7x12minilathe] Re: Looking at buying the 7" x 10" w/ Questions
Hi Bob
the spindle pass through on the 7x lathes is actually quite generous,
many similar size lathes have less or none. It is comparable to that on
the larger 9x18 or 2o" bed hobby lathes considered by some as the next
step up from the 7x minis.
On most of the 3" chucks the pass through of the chuck body is smaller
than that available on the spindle and a larger chuck is required to
take advantage (although some people have modified the 3" body)
Gerry W
Leeds UK
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> From: rmalsbury@...<mailto:rmalsbury@...>
> Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 07:48:40 -0700
> Subject: Re: [7x12minilathe] Re: Looking at buying the 7" x 10" w/
Questions
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> One thing no one has mentioned is that you can easily put a 1"piece in
> the jaws, you cannot slide a 1" piece through the spindle.
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> Bob
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