Setting up a lathe for a customer (SB 13" w/ a cam lock spindle) and when I took the chuck off the three cams that are turned to lock the pins on chuck are all missing the spring and plunger that fit in the groove of the cam, the socket head capscrews are in place but someone removed the springs and plungers. Looks like if you turned the lathe on without a chuck in place the three cams would shoot out right at your head!
I can make the plungers just curious if someone knows if they are steel or brass. On the parts list they seem to all be the same for 10" thru 16" machines with D1 Cam lock spindles. The other South Bend lathes I have are threaded or L00 spindles so I don't have any thing to compare it too. Incase it is not clear below is a link to the PDF parts list (second page down) :
Thanks for any advice.
Sam
http://www.wswells.com/partslist/961A.pdf
I can make the plungers just curious if someone knows if they are steel or brass. On the parts list they seem to all be the same for 10" thru 16" machines with D1 Cam lock spindles. The other South Bend lathes I have are threaded or L00 spindles so I don't have any thing to compare it too. Incase it is not clear below is a link to the PDF parts list (second page down) :
Thanks for any advice.
Sam
http://www.wswells.com/partslist/961A.pdf