Working with my first lathe, an old Seneca Falls 12x36. It has a Skinner 3-jaw chuck.
I noted while I was familiarizing myself with the lathe that two screws that hold together the chuck halves were missing. I was making some test cuts and getting some wobble in the chuck. I put new screws in it and as I was tightening the last one I heard some odd creaking from the chuck. After that I attempted to open the jaws with the chuck key and they were locked tight. They are open a half-inch or so.
I removed the chuck from the faceplate and separated the two halves. Nothing was broken. I restated the pinion gears and reassembled the chuck. The interior of the chuck appears undamaged. The two halves mate up properly with a little rotation of the pinion gears but the jaws are still stuck. Please help!
Thanks in advance.
I noted while I was familiarizing myself with the lathe that two screws that hold together the chuck halves were missing. I was making some test cuts and getting some wobble in the chuck. I put new screws in it and as I was tightening the last one I heard some odd creaking from the chuck. After that I attempted to open the jaws with the chuck key and they were locked tight. They are open a half-inch or so.
I removed the chuck from the faceplate and separated the two halves. Nothing was broken. I restated the pinion gears and reassembled the chuck. The interior of the chuck appears undamaged. The two halves mate up properly with a little rotation of the pinion gears but the jaws are still stuck. Please help!
Thanks in advance.
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