A "3-jaw" air chuck?
Doo you have actual application for these?
Or did you just find a deal that you couldn't pass up?
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Yeah the chucker has the W&S air cylinder setup on the back side and the controls by the chuck.
Application will be deep spade drilling with the bar feeder in a couple diameters between 1.5” and 1.75” 17-4.
Have a few other items that will take up the rest of the stations on the bar feeder machine and then some secondary ops I’ll run on machine #2 simultaneously.
My production volume will be in the dozens a month and will have some variability in lengths etc but for the most part will be repetitive. I’d be jobbing this stuff out but unfortunately it all has to be made in-house. Firearm stuff and whatnot…
I wrestled with whether or not a turret lathe was the right choice. I got some great advice in another thread but ultimately decided that these old gals would better fit the bill. I simply don’t have enough knowledge of automatics to go that route. I’ve found it hard enough as it is to get solid mentorship on basic machining. Besides, my volume is pretty low, kind of seems like a turret lathe is the sweet spot.
I needed a 2” thru hole but could not find any 4640s, that would have been my preference. These were the two best candidates I could find anywhere as far as low mile serviceable 4660s are concerned. All the 2XXX series machines were REALLY ragged.
These seem to be mostly complete and pretty much free from molestation.
