Re: SB9 Reverse
Mike:
I have had good success running in both forward and reverse by making a backing plate that uses a re-machinable #3MT Arbor? Re-machinable Soft MT3 Blank End Arbor-M12 Drawbar-Mill, Lathe,Drill
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ART
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#108598
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Re: SB9 Reverse
A big grub screw, hexagon socket style, bearing down on the spindle thread with a copper slug interposed to prevent damage.
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Eddie
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[email protected]
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#108597
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Re: SB9 Reverse
Desperation Station:
1) Apply enough plumber's Teflon tape to the spindle to make it quite difficult, but not impossible, to tighten the chuck against its stop;
2) Take many light cuts;
3) Run
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Lou
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#108596
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SB9 Reverse
I was reading the thread about the Birmingham chuck and it got me to thinking about the limitation of a threaded chuck. Has anyone come up with a way to secure the chuck to enable running the lathe in
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Mike Poore
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#108595
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
Don't know whether your lathe has plain or rolling element bearings.? On a couple of ocasions, I've had to do the following to our 1943 14.5" SB:Lift both main bearing caps and remove about .003" of
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[email protected]
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#108594
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
Instead of the impact wrench, try hanging a weight off the end of a big wrench clamped on that bolt, and give it a shot of your favorite penetrating oil. I've successfully used both WD-40 and
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Bill in OKC too
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#108593
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
Looks like a threaded chuck with a set screw against the threads to prevent
unscrewing when the lathe is reversed. The chuck may be stuck. Do not use
the back gears to lock the spindle. You may break
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Dennis LaMonica
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#108592
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
This one does not have the fingers like yours.
Could the chuck be threaded on the spindle and the fingers are there should you reverse the lathe too fast to keep the chuck from spinning off?
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sapark123321
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#108591
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
https://www.tools-n-gizmos.com/specs/Lathe_Spindle_Mount.html
HTH!
William R. Meyers, MSgt, USAF(Ret.)
Aphorisms to live by:Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad
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Bill in OKC too
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#108590
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
Can you take the chuck off and take a picture of the spindle nose?
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Colin Fera
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#108589
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
I've not been able to find the specs online. Here's a photo showing the connection:
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Dave Rygmyr <davidry@...>
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#108588
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
the specs are probably online
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mike allen
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#108587
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Re: Collets SB3 for SB lathe 9
Hi,
I own a set of metric collets. Just looking for a drawbar for SB-2 (2A) collets.
greetz,
Ruud
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Ruud
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#108586
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
It sounds like a camlock attachment.?? You will need to count the number of the camlocks you have and the diameter of the camlocks and the diameter of the outside of the spindle that the chuck gets
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sapark123321
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#108585
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Re: lubricating the quick change on a single tumbler 13 inch
It is kinda suspicious that the noise occurs in whatever gear you select.? It may be coming from before or after the gear box.? You might want to check the gears which feed the gearbox from the
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Jack Reynolds
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#108584
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
Most small Chinese lathes in the range of 11-12 inches use a D1-4 spindle
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Colin Fera
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#108583
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Re: Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
how does the chuck mount ? maybe a pic of the spindle mount ?
animal
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mike allen
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#108582
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Birmingham self-centering 4-jaw chuck
Hello everyone, and thanks for letting me join. I wish I had a SB but I don't, I was gifted a Birmingham YCL-1126BD lathe and I have to make do. I was hoping to get a self-centering 4-jaw chuck for
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Dave Rygmyr <davidry@...>
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#108581
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Re: Collets SB3 for SB lathe 9
Hi There,
I take it you have a 10R type Heavy Ten (with the 1-7/8" x 8 tpi
spindle).
I have a lot of those 2A (a.k.a. SB 2).? I have three 10R's and this is
the size collet they use.? I also have
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wlw19958
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#108580
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Re: Collets SB3 for SB lathe 9
According to this SB picture, the SB-3 is equal to the 3C collet usable on a SB9. On the white paper picture are the available collets SB-3.
One of the 10mm collets is a non SB collet but fits SB-3
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Ruud
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#108579
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