On Thursday 02 February 2017 10:09:54 andy pugh wrote: > On 2 February 2017 at 15:00, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > I would much > > rather believe the chuck got stuck, and the desperate operator > > engaged both pin and backgear to lock it, then put a 2 foot crescent > > wrench on a jaw to unscrew it. > > Is there any other way to get a chuck off? > > My Chinese lathe had pin-holes in the spindle, but then it had no > back-gear. Any other lathe I have used with a screw-on nose has been > done that way.
I'm doing mine that way too and so far a 10" and a dead blow hammer thats about a pound has been sufficient. But I was just reading up on a link you supplied that it should be freshly oiled with 10W mineral oil everytime its re-installed, and I have not been doing that, so its getting harder to snap it loose. Side tracked by the concern for the hot countershaft bearings I guess. Bad dog, no biscuit. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users