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  1. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by M250cnc View Post
    Chuck a piece of quality stock.

    Check with your dti run out, mark the high point on the chuck with a marker pen and note the reading.

    Take out stock then repeat the process and check the readings.
    Thanks, I'll do that tomorrow - getting late!

    Just found this:

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BURNERD-7-5-3-...item2562cafe7d

    Second hand might not be the best of ideas though.

  2. #12
    I've done what you said, with a couple of different bits of stock a few times and yes the high point is always in line with jaw 2.

    I think the jaws that are in there are soft jaws since there are machining marks on them and when I filed off the burrs it felt like mild steel.

    I put the other (definitely soft) jaws in and found that one jaw was in the wrong place. It turns out that I have to mount them in the order 2-3-1 for them to meet at the centre. They seem fine then.

    Found a C spanner on eBay to get the chuck off:

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Harrison-LO-Ta...item53e2a6afd7

    I think that's the right one. Cheaper to CNC mill my own though.

  3. #13
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    Regarding the oils, one official cross reference I found was Texaco Rando HD (only reason I remember that, is that's what we used to use at work before switching suppliers).
    What Rando HD is, is a pretty standard hydraulic oil with some basic additives, for use in most normal hydraulic systems.

    The slideway lube you linked to will most likely have tack additives, so it sticks better, and I personally wouldn't be putting it in a gearbox.

    Try some of your local agricultural merchants/dealers, as they normally stock hydraulic oil, although 68 is not a very common oil (32, 46 and 100 are all far more common)

  4. #14
    Quote Originally Posted by m_c View Post
    Try some of your local agricultural merchants/dealers, as they normally stock hydraulic oil, although 68 is not a very common oil (32, 46 and 100 are all far more common)
    I'll have to ask my dad nicely to take me then

    I dismantled the 3 jaw chuck - there wasn't that much swarf inside. It made no difference to the runout though I didn't really expect it to. I did it so I can try and machine the jaws. The problem is if I machine the jaws it is surely only going to be accurate at the diameter I machine it?

    I've been looking at getting a new 200mm chuck - wow what a lot of money! I'll need one of these backplates:

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RDGTOOLS-200MM...item5195a7ca4c

    I've googled and apparently this chuck is reasonable quality - it's also the cheapest I found:

    http://www.tilgear.info/products/272...mm___on_offer/

    I don't know how long that is on offer for?

    Either that or a new Pratt chuck is £229.
    Last edited by Jonathan; 20-04-2011 at 05:51 PM.

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    Dremel mounted on cross slide, will help rescue the existing jaws. Just make sure you clean all the grinding dust back of once you're finished.

    Remember a three jaw chuck isn't good for accurate work. For accuracy you really need to be using a 4 jaw, or collets.

  6. #16
    Quote Originally Posted by m_c View Post
    Dremel mounted on cross slide, will help rescue the existing jaws. Just make sure you clean all the grinding dust back of once you're finished.
    I've got a die grinder for the air compressor - that should do it. Mounting it is going to be a faff as it's an awkward shape. I'll need to buy a suitable grinding stone for it too.

    Quote Originally Posted by m_c View Post
    Remember a three jaw chuck isn't good for accurate work. For accuracy you really need to be using a 4 jaw, or collets.
    Yes, I'm well aware of that. This chuck isn't even close at the moment though. I hope the 4 independant jaw chuck is good. There's less to go wrong with them I think.

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  7. #17
    I've reground the chuck jaws using the die grinder. I found a grinding stone that looked fine however the shaft was 1/4" not the 6mm I needed. I put it in the mini lathe with the 4 jaw chuck and carefully turned it down to fit. I used the autofeed on the lathe and took off 1 thou at a time.

    I measured the runout the same as before and got 0.09mm (10mm from chuck) to 0.15mm (@50mm). It was the same with smaller stock too. I've not tried anything bigger than the diameter I ground it at (50mm ish) which might be the problematic one since then the corners of the jaws will be in contact.

    I'm happy with that for now. It's clearly not as good as a new chuck, but good enough for most things. It just means I'll have to use the 4 jaw a little more often.
    Last edited by Jonathan; 20-04-2011 at 11:11 PM.

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    This is how I set up to grind the jaws, except with newspaper down to protect the bed:

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  9. #19
    Jonathan

    It seems the chuck is not too bad so why not buy new jaws for it.

    Soft jaws are not really high precision they are really made to hold custom parts and being soft will be wearing quickly.

    Using a 4 jaw chuck you will be getting jaw marks on your work so should be avoided at all cost you just cannot get the correct even grip without marks. Then add the time for centreing.

    Phil

  10. #20
    Quote Originally Posted by M250cnc View Post
    It seems the chuck is not too bad so why not buy new jaws for it.
    I'll see if I can find some. I'm worried about if I buy new jaws and find it still doesn't hold accurately due to the scroll being worn for instance.

    Edit: Found some jaws, not checked if they're the right ones:

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hard-Inside-Ja...item53e7273419

    Considering that whole new chuck is £125 they seem a lot...get what you pay for I suppose.

    Quote Originally Posted by M250cnc View Post
    Using a 4 jaw chuck you will be getting jaw marks on your work so should be avoided at all cost you just cannot get the correct even grip without marks. Then add the time for centreing.
    I've avoided that in the past on some things by putting strips of aluminium or copper in between the jaw and the work. That won't grip it as well though. Centreing is only a couple of minutes with two chuck keys (I'll make another) - but still annoying to do.
    Last edited by Jonathan; 21-04-2011 at 01:00 PM.

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