boysie39
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Hello to all, On the lathe I have the shaft projects 65mm from the headstock. I have a few chucks, for this post I will be talking about 2 the Patriot & the Supernova 2. When I mount the Super 2 ,with the Insert the distance from the headstock to the jaws of the chuck is 142mm. With the Patriot the distance is108mm this is a differance of 34mm. I had noticed that on anything longer than150mm there was a lot of movement in the piece where the Tailstock had to be used this useing Super 2. With the Patriot whilst there was slight movement not nearly as much as with the Supernov a 2.
My lathe has a 1"x 8 tpi shaft, so why would there have to be that much differance in the inserts, as a matter of fact why have to use an Insert at all. Can Chucks not be made to fit the actual shaft ,I know somebody is going to say it keeps the costs down but for whom, Manufactures of both these Chucks were pointing out that the jaws were compatible so why not the Inserts. I have a couple of cheapo chucks which perform as good with no hype at all.
As a newby to turning can someone tell me if all lathes have a 65mm piece sticking out of the headstock. Thank you for any answers in advance. Regards Boysie just a little Pi###d off.
My lathe has a 1"x 8 tpi shaft, so why would there have to be that much differance in the inserts, as a matter of fact why have to use an Insert at all. Can Chucks not be made to fit the actual shaft ,I know somebody is going to say it keeps the costs down but for whom, Manufactures of both these Chucks were pointing out that the jaws were compatible so why not the Inserts. I have a couple of cheapo chucks which perform as good with no hype at all.
As a newby to turning can someone tell me if all lathes have a 65mm piece sticking out of the headstock. Thank you for any answers in advance. Regards Boysie just a little Pi###d off.