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Move the dog to the other end? On my sherline lathe, the dog is driven by the faceplate which is on the spindle. Not sure how I could move the dog.

I will not machine that end... I will cut it off. So, I will have to use a little longer piece of stock and throw away the extra.

Thanks abby, I've tried my 4 jaw scroll self centering chuck and 3 jaw scroll self centering chuck and a 4 jaw independent chuck with dial indicator. I got similar results with all 3. My conclusion is not that the deflection was as much a problem as was the fact that you can only depend on the...

Yeah... the pain of turning 3 parts that are junk and spending the better part of my Sunday on it. Mistakes and confused results like that are worth more to learning than reading from a manual. Sure wish I had some machine shop training. Perhaps some day I may try my local community...

Now the reasoning behind the concept of "turning between centers" and using a dog becomes clear to me.

This is what I've learned so far. Please add your commentary and feedback and let me know if you agree with my analysis. Thanks. Lesson#1: It would appear that it is difficult to rechuck a 6" rod so that the end of the rod will be accurately centered as the chucked end is. If you need to...

I am a novice machinist. I am using a sherline lathe to set a diameter to a piece of aluminum round stock. My problem is a simple one, yet I am confounded as to what is happening. I am using the sherline 4 jaw chuck with tommy bars. I put a piece of aluminum rod in the chuck about 1 inch in...

Finally finished my video review of the Rikon Mortiser... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3ta3OTK5Wg

Ok... I did a test and here are my results. I tightened the chuck in each key hole in succession after opening the chuck several spins, removing the rod...then replacing it and tightening again. keyhole# runout 1 .006 1 .004 1 .013 2...

I am having a tough time finding a way to get good accuracy for my hollow chisel mortiser. It has a B16 plain bearing chuck... which is showing inconsistency when I chuck the drill bit for the hollow mortise chisel. Sometimes it chucks the bit ok... other times the bit is chuck way off...

Excellent!.... My replacement chuck is also B16

Good advice. The chuck is stamped with only "1.5-13mm B16" and nothing more. My guess is the taper is JT33.

Wedges won't work because there is no shoulder on the shaft. I am reasonably sure that the shaft is tapered because I can see a slight taper before the shaft enters the chuck. When I open the jaws fully... I can see there is only a small 3/32" hole at the bottom of the chuck. My current plan...

My new benchtop mortiser is pretty nice, but comes with a chuck that is pretty lame. It appears to be attached to the shaft by a taper. I believe I have a matching replacement with a much better quality chuck (pic#2). The chuck is a 1/2" chuck, marked 1.5-13mm. The Taper goes from 14.7mm to...

Here's a video of my recent machining build... It was quick and practical. A Canon 7D HDMI cable lock... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcllv38tEE

I tested some different glues that I had and posted my conclusion in a video. If you have suggestions for a better glue... let me know. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCqOSMUnTQU

This was a relatively simple but neat machining operation to modify an off the shelf bike rack, so that I could attach it to my trailer tongue. Here's a 3 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksukKW-qiDQ

More practice with my steadicam in Korea... For best viewing.. watch in HD and full screen if your bandwidth will allow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmsuvhcr7Bs

Thanks guys. I've been to Japan a few times before. I decided to try an capture a sense of the real Japan on video this trip.

I was there for 2 weeks. My wife and kids stayed an extra 3 weeks. The flight is more expensive than ever, but Japan is always awesome!