Removing/Installing Chuck Or Faceplate - Grizzly G8688 Owner's Manual

removing/Installing
chuck or faceplate
the Model g8688 chuck is mounted directly to
the spindle nose plate by the use of studs and
hex nuts.
To remove a chuck or faceplate from the lathe
spindle:
1.
unplug thE lathE!
2.
place a piece of plywood over the bedways to
protect your hands and the precision ground
bedways in case the chuck should fall.
pINcH HAzArD! protect
your hands and preci-
sion ground bedways
with
removing lathe chuck!
The heavy weight of a
falling chuck can cause
serious injury.
3. hold the chuck/faceplate with your hand or
a chuck key, and use a 10mm wrench, to
loosen and remove the three chuck mount-
ing hex nuts on the back of the spindle nose
plate.
4.
remove the chuck/faceplate from the spindle
nose by pulling it out.
Note: You may need to tap the chuck/face-
plate with a rubber mallet to brake it free of
its seal.
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plywood when
To install the chuck or faceplate:
1. remove the studs from the chuck or face-
plate you just removed, and screw them into
the chuck or faceplate you want to install.
2. Measure the stud protrusion, and make sure
that the studs extend at least
chuck or faceplate (see figure 16).
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figure 16. installing studs.
3.
line up the studs with the holes on the spin-
dle nose and secure the chuck/faceplate with
the hex nuts (see figure 17).
figure 17. installing the faceplate.
Model g8688 (Mfg. 3/09+)
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