08-30-2016, 07:00 AM
Dry sand use to be used for bending large pipe. I've attached an article that may be of interest.
As for the chuck key - use whatever works. Like with any bolt/nut, as long as the fit is good, you shouldn't screw anything up. The four jaw chuck on my lathe has a 16mm hex socket for each pinion. Eventually I will make a proper key but right now a 16mm Allen key works just fine.
As for the chuck key - use whatever works. Like with any bolt/nut, as long as the fit is good, you shouldn't screw anything up. The four jaw chuck on my lathe has a 16mm hex socket for each pinion. Eventually I will make a proper key but right now a 16mm Allen key works just fine.
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