rimcanyon
Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2002
- Location
- Salinas, CA USA
I need to turn an accurate end on a long piece of 3/4” bar stock on my 10EE. If the bar stock is supported by a 2J collet a couple of inches from the end, how long can the bar be without potentially causing damage to the collet or the spindle bearings? I.e. at what length do you need an outboard support?
I’m open to the idea of making something to support the bar stock at the back end of the spindle. I haven’t seen any commercial collet systems or chucks that attach to the rear end of the spindle, but it seems like it would be a pretty simple thing to make, e.g. a bushing that is a tight fit to the spindle, possibly with setscrews to adjust concentricity.
Another possibility is to make my own outboard support. Can it be simple? e.g. a tripod made from pipe with an adjustable V-support, like the one I use for my cutoff saw? If you have any pictures of a stand you like, please post them.
I’m open to the idea of making something to support the bar stock at the back end of the spindle. I haven’t seen any commercial collet systems or chucks that attach to the rear end of the spindle, but it seems like it would be a pretty simple thing to make, e.g. a bushing that is a tight fit to the spindle, possibly with setscrews to adjust concentricity.
Another possibility is to make my own outboard support. Can it be simple? e.g. a tripod made from pipe with an adjustable V-support, like the one I use for my cutoff saw? If you have any pictures of a stand you like, please post them.