Collett HELP

[BobBurt]

I have a problem getting my Collett Chuck off after I use it...I almost have to beat the **** out of it to get it off....Is there an easier way?????

Thanks

 

[DCBluesman]

Put this ring behind your collet or scroll chuck. It will help you be able to get your chuck off easier. (Last item in the right-hand column.)

Hans (hewunch) offers the ring as well as delring bushings.

 

[Gregf]

Spindle washers
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/s..._No_Lock_Spindle_Washer___spindle_washer?Args=

 

[PaulDoug]

I've read about people making their own out of plastic from like a water bottle with great success.

 

[workinforwood]

I made my own just with plywood, it works perfect.

 

[PenMan1]

Plastic milk carton and exacto knife made washer, here.

 

[fernhills]

You can use Tommy Bars, makes quick work of it. I might mention when you screw it on do just that, don`t spin it on and slap it tight. It works. Carl

 

[ed4copies]

MIGHT want to sharpen your tools too.

If the threads are tightening that badly, you are creating a great deal of torque (right word??) in the process of turning.

Why?

 

[Mack C.]

I have a problem getting my Collett Chuck off after I use it...I almost have to beat the **** out of it to get it off....Is there an easier way?????

Thanks

Hi Bob; Depending on the dia. of your lathe headstock, put a couple of "O" rings over the threads, then tighten your chuck up to them. The rubber will allow you to loosen the chuck. Cheap, easy, fast: pick two!

I've never had a stuck chuck since using them!

 

[lorbay]

Bob not that there is anything wrong with what these guy's are saying and I have used them my self. But I have seen a few professional turners and one of them being Lyle Jamison saying DO NOT put anything between your chucks and head stock. It just makes for another place for run-out.

Lin.

 

[TellicoTurning]

I've read about people making their own out of plastic from like a water bottle with great success.

I had an old leather knife scabbard laying around and cut a washer out of it for my lathe... works fine.

 

[JerrySambrook]

It just makes another place for runout to occur.
You should do a few other things first.
Clean EVERYTHING, (this means taking your chuck full off the lather and praying it
Lightly, but thoroughly oil all of the mating parts.
Clean them again. (the oil step in between will help to loosen up those things that the cleaner will not get to and let you know if there are any sticking/high spots in the system)

If you have dome powdered graphite, dust the parts well with it, and then spin at speed after assembled (but without blanks) to remove excess.

Also, you might want to look at your technique to see it you are properly cutting and that the tools are sharp and cutting cleanly. otherwiase, as Ed replied earlier, you might be torquing the sustem down unduly with working pressures

 

[BigguyZ]

If you have dome powdered graphite, dust the parts well with it, and then spin at speed after assembled (but without blanks) to remove excess.

I think any dry lubricant would work. I wouldn't use oil, as it'll quickly clog with sawdust. I use a spray-on lubricant that dries and won't grab dust.