Hi All,
I have switched to drilling on the lathe,and lately I've had a few scary moments when I'm backing off on the tailstock to draw the bit back out,the chucks taper slips out,then the whole thing gets twisted and starts to fly out,but luckily I'm fast at getting it shut off so no injuries,but it scares me!
The last time I gave it a few raps with a rubber mallet and that seated it tight,as it was hard to get it knocked back out.I just hate having to rap anything in the tailstock,and every other taper I have fits secure with just pushing it in.
The taper isn't dinged up,and I did buy it new about 2 yrs ago.
So now I'm questioning if I'm even doing it right.
Thanks for any thoughts/tips!
Steve
I have switched to drilling on the lathe,and lately I've had a few scary moments when I'm backing off on the tailstock to draw the bit back out,the chucks taper slips out,then the whole thing gets twisted and starts to fly out,but luckily I'm fast at getting it shut off so no injuries,but it scares me!
The last time I gave it a few raps with a rubber mallet and that seated it tight,as it was hard to get it knocked back out.I just hate having to rap anything in the tailstock,and every other taper I have fits secure with just pushing it in.
The taper isn't dinged up,and I did buy it new about 2 yrs ago.
So now I'm questioning if I'm even doing it right.
Thanks for any thoughts/tips!
Steve