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    Lightbulb Simple Spindle Lock for Laguana Revo or most other lathes

    I have posted a video on YouTube of a simple way to keep the spindle on my Laguna Revo 1836. But it will work on most other lathes that do not have a way of keeping the spindle locked.
    No drilling involved and it works great. Easier to watch how it works than to try and explain it. Just a few minute job.

    Gary

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzExi1D8sak&t=163s

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    So simple, so effective; just brilliant.

    I have had my Laguna 24-36 for one month now, I was looking at how to do something like that with rare earth magnets.

    What is the size of those magnets?

    Mick.

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    I use one of those 3" round magnets with a hole in the center that HD and HF sell on my 1836. I put a 1/4" bolt through it and used a nut on each side of the magnet to jam it in place. Leave about 3/8" sticking out of the bottom. Lock the spindle, insert the magnet and it works just like Gary's. When not in use, I just stick it on the top of the lathe.
    My Dad always told me "Can't Never Could".

    SWE

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    Here is a thread showing John Keetons method and my method using magnets.
    https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....dle-lock/page2
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    To each their own, I guess... I use the spindle lock all the time with wrench or tommy bar with no problem... Once a slight pressure is applied, the button stays in until the tightening or loosening is done, and then pops out on its own... Great feature in my view...

    Ely

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELY WALTON View Post
    To each their own, I guess... I use the spindle lock all the time with wrench or tommy bar with no problem... Once a slight pressure is applied, the button stays in until the tightening or loosening is done, and then pops out on its own... Great feature in my view...

    Ely
    I think mostly people arn't looking to lock the spindle in place just to remove a chuck...just using the red button and loosen off the chuck works, as you say, I lock it in position if I have a spot on a bowl in the end grain that has a bit too much tearout and doesen't sand that well while the bowl is spinning. I use the lock that I came up with to hold the bowl stationary while I sand that one spot out.

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    Magnets size

    Quote Originally Posted by Mick Fagan View Post
    So simple, so effective; just brilliant.

    I have had my Laguna 24-36 for one month now, I was looking at how to do something like that with rare earth magnets.

    What is the size of those magnets?

    Mick.
    They are 1/2x1/2 inch. Plenty strong enough.
    Gary

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELY WALTON View Post
    To each their own, I guess... I use the spindle lock all the time with wrench or tommy bar with no problem... Once a slight pressure is applied, the button stays in until the tightening or loosening is done, and then pops out on its own... Great feature in my view...

    Ely
    A wrench and tommy bar is great for removing chuck. For putting a large bowl blank onto a wood worm screw have the spindle is helpful for me. I also wanted to carve something on a turning the other day and locking the spindle helped a lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELY WALTON View Post
    To each their own, I guess... I use the spindle lock all the time with wrench or tommy bar with no problem... Once a slight pressure is applied, the button stays in until the tightening or loosening is done, and then pops out on its own... Great feature in my view...
    Ely
    I use that method most of the time but for some things it is very useful to lock and have it stay locked. For the PM3520b I use a steel slide to hold the button in. On these lathes the button sticks out from the surface and is flush when locked.

    JKJ

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gary Asch View Post
    They are 1/2x1/2 inch. Plenty strong enough.
    Gary
    Thank you very much, I have some 15mm diameter by 10mm thick magnets that should do perfectly.

    Mick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry McFadden View Post
    I think mostly people arn't looking to lock the spindle in place just to remove a chuck...just using the red button and loosen off the chuck works, as you say, I lock it in position if I have a spot on a bowl in the end grain that has a bit too much tearout and doesen't sand that well while the bowl is spinning. I use the lock that I came up with to hold the bowl stationary while I sand that one spot out.
    Yes, I use the indexing lock to keep the spindle in the same position for dealing with tearout, carving, etc... All low-torque operations that do not overly stress the indexing pin (unlike chucking and unchecking). Works great!

    Ely

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