Anyone know where I can get one of these for Beall?

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I have a Beall collet chuck and I always seem to end up not being able to get the top part off. Usually I can manage if I leave it on the lathe and use the thingy pictured below to loosen the larger part, that the mandrel actually goes into- sorry I don't know the technical terms for these parts. Anyway, occassionally, as has happened now, I can'tget that bigger part off- when I try to use the thingy below to turn it off, the smaller part twists off of the lathe threaded part. Some times before I've taken it into work and asked one of the guys in the shop to get it apart for me and I don't know what they do with it, but they come back with it apart. But I think if I had another one of these, then I could have one going each way and manage to get it apart, even with my weakling arms. But where could I order just this from? Anyone know?
 

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angboy said:
I have a Beall collet chuck and I always seem to end up not being able to get the top part off. Usually I can manage if I leave it on the lathe and use the thingy pictured below to loosen the larger part, that the mandrel actually goes into- sorry I don't know the technical terms for these parts. Anyway, occassionally, as has happened now, I can'tget that bigger part off- when I try to use the thingy below to turn it off, the smaller part twists off of the lathe threaded part. Some times before I've taken it into work and asked one of the guys in the shop to get it apart for me and I don't know what they do with it, but they come back with it apart. But I think if I had another one of these, then I could have one going each way and manage to get it apart, even with my weakling arms. But where could I order just this from? Anyone know?
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There you go.

Lin.

http://www.bealltool.com/products/turning/colletchuck.php
 
Extra Spanner Set 1 (3/4"-16 and 1"-8) $ 7.95


As Lin has pointed out the "thingy" - SPANNER can be purchased directly from Beall. If you are in a pinch you can use a "spanner wrench" with caution (wrap/protect) your collect so that it does not damage/scratch the body. You can also "grip" the collet's body with a rubber sheet and thereby allow you to exert more pressure as you "twist" with the one that you already have.:smile:
 
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Now that you have the source to purchase extra wrenches from, might I add a suggestion.

It sounds like you may just have some really dirty threads. The threaded cap should not be that hard to unscrew from the main body. I would remove the cap, spray with WD-40 and take a small wire brush to clean out any debris that may have found it's way inside the threads then do the same with the main body threads.

I think you will be amazed at how easily they thread together afterwards.
 
Texatdurango said:
Now that you have the source to purchase extra wrenches from, might I add a suggestion.

It sounds like you may just have some really dirty threads. The threaded cap should not be that hard to unscrew from the main body. I would remove the cap, spray with WD-40 and take a small wire brush to clean out any debris that may have found it's way inside the threads then do the same with the main body threads.

I think you will be amazed at how easily they thread together afterwards.
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I second this notion,

If the threads are clean, very little torque is required to get a really firm grip with the collets. You should be able to do it all by hand without the need of gorilla paws or spanner wrenches.

One caveat to this is that if you are at the extreme of the gripping range of the collet. that could lead you to need excess torque.
 
I use a piece of rubber, like one of those cap opener helpers, in my hand and then it doesn't slip and it opens easily. I have had to clean the threads on mine, like mentioned above, and it works easier.
 
I'm not sure that you have the same chuck as I do, but mine was supplied with 2 " wrench's" if you want to call them that. They look like 1/4" punches with a handle on the end. You could use a straight punch that fits into the hole in the chuck to be able to hold the chuck portion while using the spanner wrench to tighten and loosen the other end.
 
Thanks everyone. Not sure why my set only had one spanner wrench- now I know the correct name. But I'm pretty sure I haven't lost one somewhere along the way and I only have one, so I think I only got one to begin with. Anyway, I had a friend hold onto it really tightly with rubber gripper gloves while I used the one spanner and was able to get it apart, then decided to try to clean it as suggested. Oh my gosh! I had NO idea how yucky it was. The threads were definitely full of grit and grime as was everything else inside. I have to admit I've never cleaned it and have been using it for years. So after that, it did twist on MUCH smoother. There's still one slight area where it catches a little and I couldn't find any lingering area where I still saw something holding it up, but it was a 1000% improvement. I may order an extra set just in case, but thanks so much for also giving me tips on cleaning it- that was definitely needed!
 
angboy said:
Not sure why my set only had one spanner wrench- now I know the correct name.
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One caution note; There are two styles of spanner wrenches. One style is intended to fit into a round hole, the other is intended to catch on a slotted nut and has a square pin on the wrench end.

I have a spanner wrench set with replaceable pins in both square and round pins of different sizes, but I don't remember where I got it.

Oh; PS; My Beal collet chuck came with TWO wrenches!
 
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