I have a Chinese lathe for tips and ferrules. Back of shaft wobbles. I did machine a piece of Delrin and tight slip fitted it into spindle hole as it’s 1.5”. I made four spider screws to help center but it’s time consuming. Gotta be a better and easier way to stabilize back of shaft. The chucks that adjust won’t fit. Any info is appreciated.
Center back of shaft in lathe
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make another bushing that fits both the id of the spindle as well as the od of the shaft.
Chris Hightower sells a chuck that would slip over your spindle. I might have to bore the sleeve so it fits but that is what I did on my machine which also has a 1.5" spindle.
Alternatively, create tapered collets that match the shaft taper
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Alternatively, create tapered collets that match the shaft taper
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made this years ago or you can buy a spare bed pretty cheap. use in front with tailstock to clean shafts in back with steady to do tips https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=292315
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Was anything used to protect shaft wood inside bearing?
I’ve looked at his but doesn’t list a diameter to achieve going over the 1.5” ID spindle. Do you remember and specs for yours?
Yes, I am sure you can think of something
I am not a cue maker but deal with these kinds of curious problems regularly ... maybe get an O ring that can wedge into the space ?
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Dave
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It fits 1.5 to 2 inch outside diameter spindles. You need 3/4 inch or more length of solid spindle..
If the shaft isn't straight there is basically no way you'll end up without a wobble.
Get yourself a longer length of delrin and make some bushings with different sized diameters inside to fit different sized shafts.
Been using a set of these for almost 30 yrs and they work fine. This is of course dependent on your machining skills to create them.
With a 1.5 inch spindle bore it sounds like you should have a good sized lathe to be able to do this.
One other thing that is crucial is the bore of the spindle also.
If it sucks....forget everything I just typed previous to this sentence and figure out a way to put an out bore chuck on the back side.