chuck cleaning

Re: chuck cleaning

Dave Paine

I have cleaned my OneWay talon chucks, but I did not soak.

I removed the jaws to provide better access to the scroll. I first used a shop vac to remove whatever dust it could remove, then I used compressed air.

I used an old toothbrush to get into the sides of the jaw slides.

I have a metal lathe so I have Way Oil on hand. This is what I used to lubricate.

You can use a light weight oil like the 3-in-One multi-purpose oil.

A lot of metal lathe folks use motor oil to lubricate their chucks and lathe beds.

I would try cleaning and oiling before soaking in mineral spirits just to save time.

Re: chuck cleaning

Jim Breeden

I have Nova chucks, and completely disassemble them for cleaning. I first "ding" each slide slot on the body, i.e., 1 ding for slide #1 and so on, to identify which slide goes where. Then disassemble to clean out the crud. When reassembling, "paint" all the moving parts with anti-seize compound, which will dry leaving no residue, such as oil, to attract undesirable objects.

Re: chuck cleaning

john lucas

I have Vicmarc chucks and finally took them apart for cleaning after many many years. I don't like using oil on wood lathe apparatus personally. I prefer to use a dry lube of some kind. On my chucks I was able to dissassemble them completely so I used Johnsons paste wax on all the parts before assembly.

That being said the folks at Oneway tend to do things right as far as building and engineering so I would listen to them.

Re: chuck cleaning

Mike Mills

I have Novas and disassembled all of them to clean. I believe any oil or grease will attract dust/dirt so I coated all gear parts with aerosol graphite. Once the carrier flashes off (in just a few minutes) you are left with a durable dry graphite coating. I have never done anything else but hit them with an air gun.

Available in many many places. I think this is the brand I use.

http://www.amazon.com/CRC-Graphite-Lube-Aerosol-Black/dp/B007I9XUD0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451502035&sr=8-1&keywords=crc+aerosol+graphite

Re: chuck cleaning -- Tri Flow?

Brad Vietje

I have not tried it, but wonder how well Tri Flow would work for this. Sprays on and dries, leaving a light Teflon coating. Many bicyclists use it on chains/derailleurs specifically because it helps avoid dirt and dust sticking to moving parts.

Anyone used this for chucks? BTW: I read that "derailer" is actually a better term than derailleur (should be spelled "derailleur") to describe the gear-change mechanism on a bicycle, but that's a discussion for another forum

Safe spinning,

Brad Vietje

Newbury, VT

Re: chuck cleaning

Jesper, Denmark

I have had Stronghold chucks - and only Strongholds - now for more than 25 years. Never taken one apart for cleaning. Brush or airblast the dust out from the open gears in back. If you dismantle it completely, I think I would use some graphite powder between the body and the gear, no oil.

I have only two complaints about the Stronghold:

1. There is a different gearing in the very early ones to the newer ones ( 1990 ?) so I needed two different keys. Sold the oldest one and bought a new one to solve that problem.

2: There is a gap in the diameter tenon you can hold between the #2 and #3 jaws.

Re: chuck cleaning

George

Ronnie,

When I used spray finishes(lacquer) on the lathe, my Talon chucks would get really nasty and I would soak them in lacquer thinner overnight and lube with WD-40. It got the chucks sparkling clean and they ran like new. I haven't done this in a while, primarily because I use a wipe on finish when finishing on the lathe now. I like Bad's idea of Tri-Flow. That is what I use on my bike and it makes the chain run great. It does leave a residue that does pickup dirt, but I would think that nay wet lube would do the same.

Good luck.

George

Re: chuck cleaning

ronnie

Thanks for the response guys. I finally just blew it out and put a little WD40 around the ring and it works good. I think I still need to soak because usually I finish bowls by wet sanding with oil and I'm sure some of this has gotten into the chuck.

Thanks again this is a great site.

Ronnie