Re: LMS 5 inch 4 jaw independent chuck - 1st look
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Now I don't have the?Cadillac?you have but the five took out the?control?box on mine slick as a whistle be careful very very light cuts with the five you have a lot more mass to spin. Warren
From: Michael
Jablonski
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: [7x12minilathe] LMS 5 inch 4 jaw independent chuck - 1st look
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Well I
finally got around to mounting the LMS 5 inch 4 jaw independent chuck on the
Micromark 7x16.
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Here
are a couple of pictures:
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My
first thoughts now that I have it are that maybe the 5 inch is a bit much for a
7x lathe. While the Micromark motor has no problem spinning it up, the added
mass of the 5 inch takes a while to spin down?to a stop.
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The 5
inch weighs in around 14 pounds with the required?adapter
plate.
The
standard 3 inch weighs in at 3.25 pounds.
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IT IS
POSSIBLE to extend the jaws out far enough so that they will hit the bed. A
little care will need to be taken so this does not happen. I opened it up so it
could hold a piece around 2.75 inch in diameter and the jaws had a comfortable
clearance over the bed. This was with the jaws in the position as in the photos,
I haven't turned the jaws around yet to take any measurements in that
configuration.
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I'm
wondering now if maybe a 4 inch chuck would have been better.
Michael - USA
Micro-Mark MicroLux
7x16
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