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It's off! hew:
I first placed a small piece of wood between one of the chuck jaws and the bed to stop the chuck from rotating when using the wrench to turn the spindle. To make the wrench I took an oak 2x4 I had and drilled a hole for the spindle and two 1/2" holes perpendicular to the spindle hole. I ran 1/2"x4" bolts thru the small holes. Voila!, the Splatwrench was born!
The spindle coming out the back of the headstock (far left) goes into the hole in the Splatwrench, then tighten up the bolts. With a 3/4" turn and some help from my Dad up in Heaven she broke loose. From there on I was able to loosen it by hand.
The spindle threads were pretty clean. Just a hint of crud. The chuck threads were pretty good but up towards the inner end of the threads there was a lot of crud. I sprayed both the spindle and chuck threads with PB Blaster before taking these shots:
Here's the estimable Splatwrench :biggrin::
No broken back gear teeth, no heat, or hammering anything. Just a lot of PB Blaster and the Splatwrench! Thanks for stickin with me. You guys really do rock! :drink2:
I first placed a small piece of wood between one of the chuck jaws and the bed to stop the chuck from rotating when using the wrench to turn the spindle. To make the wrench I took an oak 2x4 I had and drilled a hole for the spindle and two 1/2" holes perpendicular to the spindle hole. I ran 1/2"x4" bolts thru the small holes. Voila!, the Splatwrench was born!
The spindle coming out the back of the headstock (far left) goes into the hole in the Splatwrench, then tighten up the bolts. With a 3/4" turn and some help from my Dad up in Heaven she broke loose. From there on I was able to loosen it by hand.
The spindle threads were pretty clean. Just a hint of crud. The chuck threads were pretty good but up towards the inner end of the threads there was a lot of crud. I sprayed both the spindle and chuck threads with PB Blaster before taking these shots:
Here's the estimable Splatwrench :biggrin::
No broken back gear teeth, no heat, or hammering anything. Just a lot of PB Blaster and the Splatwrench! Thanks for stickin with me. You guys really do rock! :drink2:
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