I have a Viceroy lathe in my workshop - as well as a much bigger lathe for the heavy duty jobs - and I have a bit of a problem.......I cant get the chuck off .
I have a larger than normal chuck fitted on a machined adapter since I couldnt get soft jaws for the tiny chuck that came on it . Over the last twenty years or so that I've owned it , the spindle bearings have worn.....as expected , really .
A few years ago I tried to unscrew the chuck - there is a collar on the other end of the spindle to lock it , put in low range , put in the chuck key and thumped it.......and it broke the pin , and stripped the teeth of the gears internally
I bought an incomplete lathe for parts , and replaced the damaged gears - and never tried to remove it again !
Trouble is , I'm now using it on a daily basis , and the wear is causing chatter which is difficult to work around - any ideas on un-freezing it ? I have a spare spindle , but not a spare chuck holder.......
I have a larger than normal chuck fitted on a machined adapter since I couldnt get soft jaws for the tiny chuck that came on it . Over the last twenty years or so that I've owned it , the spindle bearings have worn.....as expected , really .
A few years ago I tried to unscrew the chuck - there is a collar on the other end of the spindle to lock it , put in low range , put in the chuck key and thumped it.......and it broke the pin , and stripped the teeth of the gears internally
I bought an incomplete lathe for parts , and replaced the damaged gears - and never tried to remove it again !
Trouble is , I'm now using it on a daily basis , and the wear is causing chatter which is difficult to work around - any ideas on un-freezing it ? I have a spare spindle , but not a spare chuck holder.......