Starturn815
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2017
Has anyone changed a MMK 10" hydraulic chuck on a turning center to a Bison12" manual self-centering set-tru chuck?
The reason I want to do that is; because this lathe has a 3.54 spindle bore, so if I mount a 12 inch on it, I will have a larger bar capacity, otherwise the max bar capacity is 2.54". Another reason is, a manual chuck is more universal than a hydraulic chuck, it can hold stock down to .4 inches without readjusting the jaws like on a hydraulic chuck. A am not planning to set up this machine for automatic operation so that wouldn't be a problem with this manual chuck.
Ant feedback will be greatly appreciated.
The reason I want to do that is; because this lathe has a 3.54 spindle bore, so if I mount a 12 inch on it, I will have a larger bar capacity, otherwise the max bar capacity is 2.54". Another reason is, a manual chuck is more universal than a hydraulic chuck, it can hold stock down to .4 inches without readjusting the jaws like on a hydraulic chuck. A am not planning to set up this machine for automatic operation so that wouldn't be a problem with this manual chuck.
Ant feedback will be greatly appreciated.