On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 14:43, Stuart Stevenson <stus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The length of the handle is purposely short as most people will use way too > much torque to tighten the lock nut. Exceeding the chuck manufacturer's > torque specification will not help in the holding capability and will > result in less accuracy of the resulting assembly. Over torquing the > assembly will begin to damage the components. The interface between the nut > and the collet will usually show damage first. > Just my 2 cents > Stuart > > That's fine, but when loosening a nut, a dual handle just feels so much more stable and controllable when you have.those ultra sharp edges looking back at you. The actual torquing should obviously be done with competency.. Roland _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
