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I definitely understand the whole lotta cleaning to do part. Both the mill and lathe are filthy. So the stud will drop out after I pull the compound and I can replace it with a Shars or whomever's quick change post for my correct swing dia.
Next order if business is to find a decent 3 jaw chuck for it. All it came with is big 4 jaws.
It depends on what you turn in your lathe. If it's just shafts, a 3 jaw could suffice I guess. For my purposes though,
I turn shafts and also many other shapes. I have several 3 jaw chucks and they sit unused. You can turn eccentrics,
flat plates, odd shapes, and large parts. Also, with a dial indicator shafts can be chucked up with extreme accuracy.
I like the versatility of a 4 jaw and it can turn shafts too. It all boils down to what kind of work you are doing.