Removing Chuck - Grizzly G0516 Owner's Manual

Removing Chuck

or Faceplate
To remove a chuck or faceplate from the lathe
spindle nose:
1. Disconnect the lathe/mill from the power
source!
2.
3.
Figure 15.
Figure 15
4.
ALWAYS place a piece
of plywood over lathe
bed-ways before remov-
ing or installing a lathe
chuck. This covers the
sharp corners of the
bed, protecting your
hands and fingers from
a pinch injury.
5.
6.
7.
tolerances are tight, so you may need to wig-
gle the chuck/faceplate back-and-forth, rotate
it 1 ⁄ of a turn, wiggle it, rotate it and continue
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repeating this process until the chuck comes
out. Never use a pry bar or other similar tool
to force the chuck/faceplate out!
Figure 16.
Figure 16 Note-—the