Rotary attachment modification

[Mark Winlund]

Hi... I thought I would show the group a modification I made for my rotary attachment. The holders that come with it leave a lot to be desired. I found a couple of Maximat type chucks on ebay, and machined an adapter for them. The jaws are reversible, which allows a fairly wide variety of objects to be held concentrically, from a toothpick to a soda pop can. They can also hold simple jigs such as hollow centers and pointed centers. The chucks are 2" in diameter.

Oh, and my machine is a ULS machine.

Mark

[Jerry Allen]

Nice! I like it. I hate the wheels on my rotary. Very hard to get centered. Do you do any glass, and if so, do you use something to protect the glass?

[Mark Winlund]

No glass, but if I did, I would try sticky back rubber on the jaws.

Mark

[David Fairfield]

Bumping this to the top. Hello Epilog, we need an attachment for a lathe chuck! Pretty please :)

Dave

[George D Gabert]

Since the chuck shown is circular, could you just scab a piece of round to the end and then place that assembly on your wheel type assembly.

Someone did something similar for a pen holder in recent months, just smaller

GDG

[Mike Null]

Here's one that might work with a little modification. It's strong enough that I can do drag engraving without support at one end.

[Bob McGinn]

Epilog already has a 3-jaw chuck but only for the FiberMark series.....

[Scott Shepherd]

Epilog's rotary with chuck :

http://epiloglaser.com/images/three_jaw_chuck.jpg

[Mike Christen]

Anyone happen to know the pinouts for a epilog rotary or any other specs. I have numerous stepper motors and would love to just make my own