Jet Lathe

[emtmike]

Good Morning. I am looking for some information. My dad has just got a Jet Mode WL 1000 lathe from a old friend of his that passed away. I am not sure how old it is but it seems to work great. I am trying to find some information about it on the web but I am not having much luck. It seems to have a ¾ screw in head stock so I guess he will need a screw on mandrel. Any ideas?

 

[Phil Joines]

Try emailing Jet Customer Support at jet@wmhtoolgroup.com to get a coppy of the manual.

If it's 3/4" it's probably 16 threads per inch. Is it solid or hollow?

If it's solid I don't know of any way other than a chuck to hold the mandrel. If it's hollow then it probably has a #1 Morse taper swallow. In that case you can use the Taig collet set with the 1/4" collet from Little Machine Shop. I use one on a Carbatec and it works better than a #1MT mandrel.

 

[Randy_]

PSI offers a MANDREL THAT WILL SCREW ON TO A 3/4" X 16 THREADED SPINDLE.

 

[pssherman]

PSI offers a MANDREL THAT WILL SCREW ON TO A 3/4" X 16 THREADED SPINDLE.

If your lathe has a #1 MT or a #2 MT they also have an adjustable length mandrel. An adjustable length mandrel is less expensive than any of the chucks and IMHO produces better results than the "fixed length" mandrels.

Paul in AR