A new Self-Contained Pneumatic Power Collet Chuck from Crawford Collets (www.crawfor-collets.co.uk) enables a mill, lathe or grinder to be converted easily and inexpensively into a production machine.

These wrench-operated collet chucks require no drawbar, cylinder or collet closer. They feature universal flat back design, and can be used in applications such as workholding on lathes, mills and ...

• Having trouble with chatter when turning or parting on a lathe? Turn the cutting tool upside down and reverse the machine’s spindle rotation. This creates a pulling force against the machine’s ...

This video demonstrates the process of replacing the cross slide feedscrew and fitting an ER32 collet chuck on a Myford ML7 metal lathe. Dolly Parton breaks silence on health after sister calls for ...