Rotary Table Chuck Mount

[Catfish]

I have two chucks for my Logan lathe with 2-1/4" - 8 threaded mounts. A 8" 4 jaw and a 6" 6 jaw.
I wanted to be able to mount them on my 10" Rotary Table. The table has a MT-3 center hole. So I made a MT-3 spindle with a 3/4"-10 Thread on top and a 1/2"-13 thread in the bottom. The top thread to for mounting adapters on the table. The bottom thread its for a draw bolt, to keep the spindle tight. This adapter is the first for the lathe chucks. I am planning an Alu. platte also. All mounting will be self-centering. The spindle is w-1 drill rod and the 2-1/4"-8 adapter is 1018 CRS.

[kbalch]

Thanks Catfish! I've added your Rotary Table Chuck Mount to our Machining category, as well as to your builder page: Catfish's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Rotary Table Chuck Mount by Catfish

tags: lathe, chuck, rotary table

[DIYer]

Nice work on that adaptor!

[Paul Jones]

Randy,
Great to see a special way to put your chucks into more uses and your machining finishes are fantastic. Also the photos are crystal clear and very helpful for showing the details. Thanks for sharing.
Paul

[Catfish]

Thanks Paul, This works great.
I was down you way last weekend, and was able to visit Stan Z. at Bar Z.

Randy

[Paul Jones]

Next time you will have to come to our house for a visit.

[Sleykin]

Very nicely done How do you keep the chuck from rotating under milling forces? I have the same issue only my Atlas headstock is only 1 1/2" 8 thread.

[Altair]

Pretty neat and simple way to get the most out of lathe chucks. Thanks for sharing!

Al

[PJs]

Beautiful work and multi-functional...love the idea re-purposing things. Your taper is the cleanest I've seen especially on W1! Thanks for Sharing. ~PJ

[Catfish]

Thanks PJ, Works great, My video series on making this will start soon. Randy