Does anyone have a source or video on how to make their own vacuum chuck adapter? I have the Oneway vacuum chucks themselves, the gast pump, hosing...but what I don't have for my new lathe is an adapter to connect it to the outboard spindle.
I recently purchased one of the Nebula lathes and didn't really consider it would be a problem to find a vacuum adapter for the outboard spindle. Unfortunately, Teknatool decided to use a M28x3 LH spindle for the outboard and nobody, and I do mean nobody makes either a vacuum adapter or a spindle adapter for it to one of the conventional sizes. Even Teknatool says not only are they not making a vacuum adapter they're not evening going to be offering a spindle adapter to one of the more common sizes. I found a company who is willing to mill me a 'one off' spindle adapter but that's $265 alone plus I'll still have to purchase another company's vacuum adapter. So to that end...does anyone have any spiffy (i.e. easy) plans by which I can fabricate my own? THANKS...
I recently purchased one of the Nebula lathes and didn't really consider it would be a problem to find a vacuum adapter for the outboard spindle. Unfortunately, Teknatool decided to use a M28x3 LH spindle for the outboard and nobody, and I do mean nobody makes either a vacuum adapter or a spindle adapter for it to one of the conventional sizes. Even Teknatool says not only are they not making a vacuum adapter they're not evening going to be offering a spindle adapter to one of the more common sizes. I found a company who is willing to mill me a 'one off' spindle adapter but that's $265 alone plus I'll still have to purchase another company's vacuum adapter. So to that end...does anyone have any spiffy (i.e. easy) plans by which I can fabricate my own? THANKS...