06-28-2013, 07:39 PM
So I'm going through the owners manual on my new Grizzly Lathe and ran across
the section on removing/mounting a chuck ( 3 or 4 jaw). The manual is here for those interested (it's a pdf);
http://cdn0.grizzly.com/manuals/g9972z_m.pdf (page 20).
According to the manual you should put the spindle clamps and set screw back on after mounting one of the chucks. This seems like overkill for most normal operations. The chucks are left hand thread so under normal turning/facing operations the chucks are going
to try and tighten down, not loosen, correct? So unless I'm missing something the spindle clamps and set screw set seems superfluous unless your doing some odd running in reverse operation. Am I right or do I really need to put theses things back on
every time I change the chucks?
the section on removing/mounting a chuck ( 3 or 4 jaw). The manual is here for those interested (it's a pdf);
http://cdn0.grizzly.com/manuals/g9972z_m.pdf (page 20).
According to the manual you should put the spindle clamps and set screw back on after mounting one of the chucks. This seems like overkill for most normal operations. The chucks are left hand thread so under normal turning/facing operations the chucks are going
to try and tighten down, not loosen, correct? So unless I'm missing something the spindle clamps and set screw set seems superfluous unless your doing some odd running in reverse operation. Am I right or do I really need to put theses things back on
every time I change the chucks?
If it's crazy but it works, it's not crazy.