Looky what the brown truck brought today!

Mirage_Man · Mar 21, 2008

My friend in the big brown truck brought me a new toy today....

A brand new Bison 6", 6-Jaw, Set-Tru chuck. I've been lusting for one of these for quite some time now and just couldn't take it anymore. I had to order one. :grin2:

I plan to use this lathe for a little while longer until I can afford a newer more beefy one. I will of course move the chuck to the new machine when I do.

I still have to machine the back plate to true it up to the spindle and then adjust the chuck. It will have to wait however because I need a test bar to dial it in. It sure is pretty isn't it? It's funny though because I spent as much on it and the back plate as I did for the lathe itself! :laughing:

pmath · Mar 21, 2008

Swoon! That it totally awesome. Wouldn't fit on my minilathe however ;-(

Peter

adamlau · Mar 21, 2008

How much does something like that run?

Torque1st · Mar 21, 2008

Congratulations!!!! -Now get back to work! :devil:

Mirage_Man · Mar 21, 2008

adamlau said:
How much does something like that run?

Depends on where you get it. Enco was the least expensive I could find. J & L was nearly twice as much! So it pays to shop around, that's for sure.

cmacclel · Mar 21, 2008

I have wanted one myself for sometime but the 6" only has a 1.535 through hole which does not work for me

I'd have to buy the 8"

Mac

Mirage_Man · Mar 21, 2008

cmacclel said:
I have wanted one myself for sometime but the 6" only has a 1.535 through hole which does not work for me

I'd have to buy the 8"

Mac

Hmmm, not sure where you're getting that figure? It's 1.654", plenty big enough to fit a Mag D body.

cmacclel · Mar 21, 2008

Mirage_Man said:
Hmmm, not sure where you're getting that figure? It's 1.654", plenty big enough to fit a Mag D body.

Click on your link to show the item in the Enco Master Catalog. It lists the Enco / Bison chuck at 1.535. It seems to be an Enco Error.

Mac

Mirage_Man · Mar 21, 2008

cmacclel said:
Click on your link to show the item in the Enco Master Catalog. It lists the Enco / Bison chuck at 1.535. It seems to be an Enco Error.

Mac

Mac, you're looking at the through hole for the "Enco" version of the chuck. If you look to the right under "Bison" the hole is 1.654". I can assure you it's right. In fact mine is slightly more than the stated 1.654".

cmacclel · Mar 21, 2008

I didn't look to the right of the table......

My bad. My lathe uses a D1-5 6" or 8" chuck to bad they don't have a easy drop on replacement.

Mac

Mirage_Man · Mar 21, 2008

cmacclel said:
I didn't look to the right of the table...... My bad. My lathe uses a D1-5 6" or 8" chuck to bad they don't have a easy drop on replacement.

Mac

They do Mac. You just get the chuck you want and the Back plate adapter to match your spindle. The link here is to J&L. Enco shows an 8" D1-5 but not 6". They probably have one though I'd bet. But if they don't carry it J&L does.

cmacclel · Mar 21, 2008

I saw they had the 8" adapter plate but I would want the 6" as from going 6" to 8" is like $300 more. Also the 8" chuck weighs 20lbs more.

Mac

Mirage_Man · Mar 21, 2008

cmacclel said:
I saw they had the 8" adapter plate but I would want the 6" as from going 6" to 8" is like $300 more. Also the 8" chuck weighs 20lbs more.

Mac

OK let me make this easy for you.

6" Bison Set-Tru Chuck from Enco
6" D1-5 Back Plate Adapter from J&L

Enco always has free shipping codes for orders over $50. Currently it's "WBMP8". You just enter it in the box at the top of the shopping cart.

J&L has a 15% off code and that's "CAT15".

Like I said before I can almost garuantee that Enco has a 6" D1-5 adapter plate. I bet it's just not listed. But if not J&L has it.

cmacclel · Mar 21, 2008

Brain can you drive over and install it for me to

Thanks for the Help

Mac

frisco · Mar 21, 2008

Mirage_Man said:
OK let me make this easy for you.

6" Bison Set-Tru Chuck from Enco
6" D1-5 Back Plate Adapter from J&L

Enco always has free shipping codes for orders over $50. Currently it's "WBMP8". You just enter it in the box at the top of the shopping cart.

J&L has a 15% off code and that's "CAT15".

Like I said before I can almost garuantee that Enco has a 6" D1-5 adapter plate. I bet it's just not listed. But if not J&L has it.

Hey Mirage_Man,

Can you make it easy for me?
Do these 6 jaw chucks fit on my:
Grizzly G0602 10" x 22" Bench Top Metal Lathe

http://www.grizzly.com/products/10-x-22-Bench-Top-Metal-Lathe/G0602

Thanks, frisco

SafetyBob · Mar 21, 2008

Very, very nice chuck indeed. You have motivated me to seriously look at one too. I imagine you and I are finding our old equipment (mostly worn out) is still OK, but I am finding that finally I am getting better at this stuff and am really ready to go to the next level....or at least your little titanium project sure indicated that you are!!

My lathe is about twice the size of yours as I take a D1-6 adapter which means 8 inch minimum size. That's alot of cash that would be going for lights....but, if I can get out to the garage and prove to myself that I can rethread a M@g, then I believe I will be looking to do a couple of upgrades to the old machine and finally set it up properly and ensure everything is as perfect as I can get it.

Bob E.

modamag · Mar 21, 2008

Mirage_Man: Brian, congrats on the new acquisition. Did you check the run with a 1" stock @ 0" and 6" from the chuck?

cmacclel: Stop giving all those excuse. It's time my friend to join the 6-jaw crowd.

frisco: Your lathe is a Seig C6 variant. You can find back plate adapter with littlemachineshop.com or lathemaster.com It will most likely will not show up in their inventory, but if you call them they will. I bought mine from Bob (lathemaster.com) several years back. You will also need to modify it a little for the six holes. Take a look at what BobW did here.

PlayboyJoeShmoe · Mar 21, 2008

That is a SWEET hunk of functional metal!!!

And I don't know the first thing about how to use one!

Mirage_Man · Mar 21, 2008

frisco said:
Hey Mirage_Man,

Can you make it easy for me?
Do these 6 jaw chucks fit on my:
Grizzly G0602 10" x 22" Bench Top Metal Lathe

http://www.grizzly.com/products/10-x-22-Bench-Top-Metal-Lathe/G0602

Thanks, frisco

I'm not sure. The specs according to the Grizzly info says you have a 1-3/4" x 8 TPI threaded spindle. I don't see that type of back plate on either site. That doesn't mean it's not available. You certainly could make one if need be.

Mirage_Man · Mar 21, 2008

modamag said:
Mirage_Man: Brian, congrats on the new acquisition. Did you check the run with a 1" stock @ 0" and 6" from the chuck?

Not yet. I need to get a piece of precision shafting.

modamag said:
cmacclel: Stop giving all those excuse. It's time my friend to join the 6-jaw crowd.

:laughing:

modamag said:
frisco: Your lathe is a Seig C6 variant. You can find back plate adapter with littlemachineshop.com or lathemaster.com It will most likely will not show up in their inventory, but if you call them they will. I bought mine from Bob (lathemaster.com) several years back. You will also need to modify it a little for the six holes. Take a look at what BobW did here.

The specs say a 1.75" x 8 TPI spindle nose. What would the link you provided do for him?

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