lathe chuck spider

[celsoari]

how i made my lathe chuck spider

greetings from Brazil

[Crusty]

A method I like to use when turning a rough piece of stock is that I clamp down onto a bolt shank in the chuck with the bolt head behind the back of the jaws and the threads towards the tailstock, then I drill a hole in my material that's a close fit to the bolt shank and mount it onto the bolt and secure it with a nut, pulling the work piece tight up against the faces of the jaws. Then I can turn the piece round over the full length without having to stop and reverse the part like you would do when holding it in the jaws.

[celsoari]

A method I like to use when turning a rough piece of stock is that I clamp down onto a bolt shank in the chuck with the bolt head behind the back of the jaws and the threads towards the tailstock, then I drill a hole in my material that's a close fit to the bolt shank and mount it onto the bolt and secure it with a nut, pulling the work piece tight up against the faces of the jaws. Then I can turn the piece round over the full length without having to stop and reverse the part like you would do when holding it in the jaws.

thanks for sharing

[mklotz]

Nice work. Very professional.

Bore some holes in the plate and make sets of spacers and you can then adjust the spacing of the spider relative to the chuck face.

For a picture, check my post here... (you'll need to scroll down a bit)

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Depending on the type of work you do, you may want to drill a central hole in the spider. If you do, include a flange so that you can fit bushings to tailor the hole to the size needed for a particular job.

[celsoari]

Nice work. Very professional.

Bore some holes in the plate and make sets of spacers and you can then adjust the spacing of the spider relative to the chuck face.

For a picture, check my post here... (you'll need to scroll down a bit)

Shop gadgets

Depending on the type of work you do, you may want to drill a central hole in the spider. If you do, include a flange so that you can fit bushings to tailor the hole to the size needed for a particular job.

Great idea, thanks for sharing

[mrsuwds]

Parabéns Celso Ari, uma ferramenta de simples construção porém de grande utilidade!

Congratulations Celso Ari, a tool of simple construction but very useful!

[celsoari]

Obrigado Rodrigo meu amigo
Thanks Rodrigo my friens

Celso Ari

[Okapi]

Thanks to post this video, it's the thing I need so often and don't take the time to make it…

[celsoari]

Thanks to post this video, it's the thing I need so often and don't take the time to make it…

thanks friend Okapi for the comment

greetings from Brazil
Celso Ari

[old_toolmaker]

celsoari,

Nice job on the lathe chuck spider! Now I am going to have to have one for my lathe chuck!