facing the end of a pipe

[MarkM]

Jeez guys! Doing this kind of stuff in a three jaw is a good way to ruin your day and then some!
That should be in a four jaw. No way will you have the support you need in a three jaw on larger diameter stuff especially using the inside jaws with its little contact.
Throw it in a four jaw Please!!!!!!

 

[ARC-170]

If the pipe is just 5" long,
1) maybe use a faceplate instead of a chuck, using some angle brackets.
2) or do it on a mill.
Greg

I thought about using my mill, but the vise doesn't open side enough.

 

[ARC-170]

Ground is the correct past tense of grind. Grinded or grounded are incorrect. I'm not being picky here. Just answering your question.

Ha! I really was curious. For some reason I got it in my head that it was some sort of jargon to use "grinded" for metal. It is "ground". That concludes today's English lesson.

 

[ARC-170]

Jeez guys! Doing this kind of stuff in a three jaw is a good way to ruin your day and then some!
That should be in a four jaw. No way will you have the support you need in a three jaw on larger diameter stuff especially using the inside jaws with its little contact.
Throw it in a four jaw Please!!!!!!

I got a brand new 4-jaw that came with the lathe. It's still in the original grease paper. Might be time to whip that bad boy out.

 

[pontiac428]

I think they say "done grinded" in West Virginia. "I done grinded them valve seats. You check them points, uh-hrr?"

Most 4-jaw (independent) chucks have reversible jaws, so you done best get to degreasing that chuck! If you can hold it, you can machine it!