xplodee
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- Joined
- Oct 14, 2013
- Location
- Allentown, PA
Hey Guys-
The collet closer that came with my lathe is a modified hardinge hand wheel closer which does not feature thrust bearings plus the wheel is a very small diameter, this makes it almost impossible to use.
I bought a lever operated collet closer off of ebay that needed some work. I'm in process of fixing it but I had some questions:
Thank you!
The collet closer that came with my lathe is a modified hardinge hand wheel closer which does not feature thrust bearings plus the wheel is a very small diameter, this makes it almost impossible to use.
I bought a lever operated collet closer off of ebay that needed some work. I'm in process of fixing it but I had some questions:
- I have a 1943 machine, it seems like the back gear lever will interfere with the yoke lever bracket when back gear is engaged. Is this normal? Should I grind away some material from the lever bracket? Other solutions?
- Do all lever operated collet closers require a new spindle reverse gear to be fitted to the back end of the spindle? Or is this only for some versions?
- Based on how people reply to (1) and (2), I may just buy a hand operated collet closer. What do people think about using hand operated closers versus the lever operated ones? I have a lever operated unit on my HLVH so I know it's convenient, but is the hand one really that bad?
Thank you!