Help! I can't get the mandrel out of the lathe

[Tim Dorcas]

I think the title says it all.

Tim

[Dan Allemand]

what type of lathe???

[Dennis Peacock]

Headstock or tailstock? :confused: ;)

[Judy Kingery]

Hey Tim,

Hopefully there should be access least on the tail stock for a knock-out rod or punch and light tap to do it. Might see if that will work? Just a thought, good luck on that and let us know! Jude

[Bruce Pennell]

Tim if you don't have a knock out hole can you grab your mandrel with locking pliers or channel locks, then tap on them with a dead blow hammer or wooden mallet. Hope this helps. Sometimes a piece of wood angled on top and tap with mallet.:rolleyes:

[robert hainstock]

It is hard toimagine a modern lathe without a knockout hole in the headstovl where a ten/rwelve in long 1/4 in rod can be inserted to knockout the neadstock fitting, or a tailstock that you couldn't just backout to eject the live center. Good luck! :eek::)
Bob

[Mike Rinelli]

Hi. On my Delta 1460, there is no knockout on the tailstock. I found that if you retract the arm all the way, the mandrel will be pushed out on it's own.

-Mike

[Jim Meier]

I am going to assume that your are talking about a pen mandrel...

I use the pen disassembly kit to remove the manderl. slide on the heavy knocker (?) and then put the locknut back on the mandrel and a few swift knocks against the nut...works like a charm without marring up the shaft...

A pic of the kit from the woodcraft site...

[Allen Neighbors]

They've said it all. :) Good luck.