rwskinner
Aluminum
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2015
- Location
- Somewhere in Texas
I know plenty of folks that remove their hydraulic chuck and stick on a manual chuck for larger jobs when need be. Most leave their draw tube in there and just suck it back.
My lathe has a 3.125" Spindle bore, but with the drawtube and hydraulic chuck, the largest bar is 2.5".
I need to run some 3" bar, but not all the way thru the spindle, but around 3' sections.
Is it okay to remove the draw tube and hydraulic chuck, install my set-tru then just run it? IOW, will I hurt anything, or contaminate anything running with the draw tube removed? Coolant, Chips.... It seems like it should be fine but trying to avoid unforeseen disaster by asking.
My lathe has a 3.125" Spindle bore, but with the drawtube and hydraulic chuck, the largest bar is 2.5".
I need to run some 3" bar, but not all the way thru the spindle, but around 3' sections.
Is it okay to remove the draw tube and hydraulic chuck, install my set-tru then just run it? IOW, will I hurt anything, or contaminate anything running with the draw tube removed? Coolant, Chips.... It seems like it should be fine but trying to avoid unforeseen disaster by asking.