Enco has a adapter for their Chuck and table. Manufacturer Part Number: 221-356
http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=432&PMITEM=308-0829
http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=432&PMITEM=308-0829
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rotary table and chuck help
- Thread starter Mark_f
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Yes, those are the common ones, mounts a chuck one size smaller than the rotary table. In Mark's case he wanted to use a 6" chuck with a 6" RT.
The ones commonly sold would look something like this below. I made my own adapter, it's a 8" RT so a 6-1/4" chuck is big enough for me.
Yes, those are the common ones, mounts a chuck one size smaller than the rotary table. In Mark's case he wanted to use a 6" chuck with a 6" RT.
The ones commonly sold would look something like this below. I made my own adapter, it's a 8" RT so a 6-1/4" chuck is big enough for me.
Nice setup! I was just using theirs as a idea for creating his own. I was going to copy their idea for mine as well
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All great ideas . thank you everyone. I can get by with a 1 inch thick spacer and mount it the way you guys did. That way I don't take up all my height with the adapter. I almost passed out when i saw the price for a 6 inch diameter aluminum round 2 inches long, but it will be worth it.
Thank you all again for your help,
Mark Frazier
Thank you all again for your help,
Mark Frazier
Hi everyone: I've got an 8 inch RT that appears to be a knock-off of the one Dark Zero posted. It has 4 slots. My Cutmaster 13x40 lathe has a 6 inch 3 jaw, and an 8 inch 4 jaw cam lock chuck. I'd like to be able to use them on the RT. I am confused as to what the designations for the adapters indicate. I've been out to the CDCO Machinery Corp site someone recommended below, but the designations confuse me. I was under the impression that the number after the D-1 designation (1,2,3,4....) indicated the chuck size. Evidently not. Here is the chart they provide. Which of these would work (if any)? Thanks, guys.
Thanks Darkzero. I was just out to that site before I read your post. What I don't understand is why the adapter plates on CDCO that I mentioned couldn't me made to bolt onto the RT. Here is the adapter that I included the chart for. Couldn't I just bore/counterbore four holes in one of these adapters?
Yes, you certainly could just adapt one of those to fit your RT table. I personally prefer not to have unnecessary holes but if it it ends up cheaper going that route then nothing wrong there.
I started out with a blank backplate. Other thoughts is if you have a local metal supplier or if score a suitable piece for cheap. It doesn't need to be cast iron.
Yeah, I'm with you on the additional hole thing, but if it allows me to utilize the chucks I already have it would save a bunch (for me, anyway). Plus, I'm not sure how much offset I would need on the cam set screw hole and the cost of the cams for the adapter. Any suggestions on which one on the chart to use if I go that way? Thanks, Will
Hi Will: This is embarrassing. No wonder you were confused. It had been a while since I had the chuck off, and was visualizing it bass-ackwards. For some reason I mistakenly thought the chuck was female and slid onto the pins on the spindle. Duh. Your suggestion of the chuck/adaptor sets make perfect sense now. I guess I was so intent on using my existing chucks (cheapskate) I just saw it the way I wanted it to be. Thanks again. I'll post again when I get this all sorted out.