rear chuck ????

[RocketQ]

Thanks Dave.

Two things I have done and too help with this. Switched the end of my indicator to a flat head instead of the rounded one. And I will just touch the wood while it lathe is spinning with some 800 grit for about just .6 of a second to knock any fuzzy off before putting it to the dial.


<~~~with wood sometimes you have no choice but to just take an average.....

Thank you sir. Didn't think about the flat tip... Damn it is always the simple things.
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[poolstixx]

You should probably find something other that wood to put through the head like a stainless rod that has no run out and center your rear chuck with that. The gas receipt idea is not uncommon to center a rear chuck.

 

[Dave38]

I've thought about a rear chuck, but the only machinist I know keeps putting off coming over to look at it and make an adaptor. I just put a bid on the Spyder unit on Ebay. I made delrin collets, but tired of making a new one every time I have a different size shaft.
Dave

 

[cueguy]

Gas

You should probably find something other that wood to put through the head like a stainless rod that has no run out and center your rear chuck with that. The gas receipt idea is not uncommon to center a rear chuck.

With the price of gas now, wouldn't the receipt be HUGE ;-)