[modeleng] Re: Damaged 4 jaw chuck

  • From: "alanjstepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:24:47 -0000

Yes. Take it apart. Not easy to do, but they do come apart in some way.
Then examine all the parts to see what is bent / jamming / whatever.
After that, it is easy.
alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

www.alanstepney.info
Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Rayner" <dennis.rayner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 5:59 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Damaged 4 jaw chuck


Hi all,

    I have damaged the 4 jaw chuck which came with my very secondhand, very
old ML7. The chuck didn't have a key - only an allen key and (I know I
shouldn't have) I put a 12" length of copper tube over the key to make sure
that the item being held wouldn't move.

Now all 4 adjusting screws are very tight to turn, making it very difficult
to feel just how much I am tightening the grip. If I remove the jaws, the
screws are still quite stiff to turn so it seems I have damaged them rather
than the jaws. I have spoken to the (very helpful) spares dept at Myford
quoting all the ID I can get off the chuck and backplate in the forlorn hope
that I might still get the screws but to no avail.

    The only thing I can now think of is to run the screws in and out using
my cordless drill with some Valve Grinding Paste on the threads. Drastic I
know but I wonder if anyone can think of a better approach?

Christmas greetings to the group.

It's fun to belong!

Dennis



-- 
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.5.4 - Release Date: 15/12/2004

MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST.

To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to,
modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject 
line. 

MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST.

To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, 
modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

Other related posts: