BeeAMaker
Member
I have recently discovered that both of my El-Cheep-O chucks are out of round.
Now I don't expect them to be perfect because of the brand, one is the mini barracuda 2.5" chuck and the other is the cheep 4" one from pen state "C type" is says on the chuck.
I didn't notice them being this bad when I first got them, but that may be because I didn't know what I was doing at the time, and didn't know what to look for.
Anyways, is there any reason these may have "became" out of round or are these simply cheep chucks and it's time I step up to a good one?
Is there anything that can be done to true them up?
By the way, I checked my spindle and it is less than a 0.001 out. The back side of the chucks spin true, it is mostly the jaws that way out of round, 0.0236. On low speeds I can visually see the wobble.
Maybe all chucks are out a bit and it really doens't matter? This wobble seems to be the cause of the huge vibrations when trying to drill larger holes. and my lathe vibrates at high speeds, even after turning the stock round and true.
Has anyone used the Featherlite brand? Thoughts?
https://www.ptreeusa.com/turn_chucks_featherlite.html
Now I don't expect them to be perfect because of the brand, one is the mini barracuda 2.5" chuck and the other is the cheep 4" one from pen state "C type" is says on the chuck.
I didn't notice them being this bad when I first got them, but that may be because I didn't know what I was doing at the time, and didn't know what to look for.
Anyways, is there any reason these may have "became" out of round or are these simply cheep chucks and it's time I step up to a good one?
Is there anything that can be done to true them up?
By the way, I checked my spindle and it is less than a 0.001 out. The back side of the chucks spin true, it is mostly the jaws that way out of round, 0.0236. On low speeds I can visually see the wobble.
Maybe all chucks are out a bit and it really doens't matter? This wobble seems to be the cause of the huge vibrations when trying to drill larger holes. and my lathe vibrates at high speeds, even after turning the stock round and true.
Has anyone used the Featherlite brand? Thoughts?
https://www.ptreeusa.com/turn_chucks_featherlite.html