[AT] Metal lathe question--Chuck size measurement

[Pete Celano]

Ah... I see you got it.  Never mind!

John Wilkens wrote:
> Hey, you guys were correct.  It's the OD of the spindle threads--1 
> 7/8" in my case.  What was throwing me off was that I thought S.B. 13" 
> lathes only had 1 1/2" or 2 1/4" spindles.  Now I know different!    
> Thanks.      John
>
>
>
> At 06:49 AM 03/13/2006, you wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I think Mark is right on this one. Probably the thread sizes 
>> available where chuck screws on to spindle.
>>
>> I have an old 9" South bend. We bored threads into a 4 jaw chuck to 
>> make it fit the spindle, I believe there were 8 threads per inch....
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Will Powell
>>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: "Mark Greer" <greerfam at raex.com>
>> > Those are the thread sizes where the chuck screws onto the spindle.
>> > Mark
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "John Wilkens" <jwilkens at eoni.com>
>> > To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:47 PM
>> > Subject: [AT] Metal lathe question--Chuck size measurement
>> >
>> >
>> > > My old 13" South Bend lathe was made with either a 1 1/2" spindle 
>> or a 2
>> > > 1/4" spindle.  Where or what do you measure to get those 
>> dimensions?  Mine
>> > > seems to be in between those two dimensions the way I measure.    
>> John
>> > >
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