Cole2534
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- Oklahoma City, OK
I have some questions about using soft jaws in the CNC lathe. We'll assume these to all be about gripping the OD of round stock. Machine is a QT15n with either a 10" chuck or 16c collet nose.
1) when boring the jaws- do you bore them on size, or a touch over?
2) what the best way to preload the jaws? monster jaws has a nice little ring, but they're darn proud of it.
3) how much grip surface do you strive for? approaching 100%, akin to a collet, or more like 25% like traditional hard jaws?
4) When do you choose AL vs steel?
5) When do you just say screw it toss on the collet chuck?
6) any other pointers?
Thanks, Cole
1) when boring the jaws- do you bore them on size, or a touch over?
2) what the best way to preload the jaws? monster jaws has a nice little ring, but they're darn proud of it.
3) how much grip surface do you strive for? approaching 100%, akin to a collet, or more like 25% like traditional hard jaws?
4) When do you choose AL vs steel?
5) When do you just say screw it toss on the collet chuck?
6) any other pointers?
Thanks, Cole
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