Lathe chuck 411

Aug 12, 2010 1 Replies

I figured I'd share the info I got today in case your as green as me on a cnc lathe.



Using a lathe monster on the face of the chuck, I bored the jaws out doing all I can to make it perfect, and I got .0007 tir when done. I put a round piece in the back of the jaws, again, .0007 tir. Very strait, no taper when clamped. It repeats perfectly, for different diameters even, but its a solid .0007 tir.



So I called samsung, and they said I should be getting .0003 to .0005 tir best case.



They suggested I pump a lot of grease in the jaws and then check it again.



So, It seems official, .0005 tir on a new cnc lathe chuck is about as good as it gets for most chucks.



(I'm having a hard time accepting this. Guess I'm gonna have to watch that youtube video where the guy disasembles one and explains how it works.)


problem? =3D samsung They make great cell phones & electronics - not so sure about lathe chucks.

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