Centering aid for polygonal stock

[thehomeengineer]

Hi mklotz
Thank you for the explanation all makes sense now.
I often put a 3-Jaw chuck into the massive 4-Jaw. As I cannot be bothered to get the crane to change the chuck. This is a common practice in the UK. This is also why the chuck keys are normally square on a 3-jaw and hexagon on a 4-jaw. Just put the hex one out of reach (in a cupboard) and then you can’t operate the wrong chuck and have the 3 jaw, job, etc. all crashing out of the 4-j. It is amazing how often you naturally go to the chuck that is, attached to the nose of the lathe spindle and not the one being held.
Thank you again
The Home Engineer
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