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Chucks 101

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ABC’S OF CHUCKS AND WORKHOLDING:

Types of Chucks
Spindle Data Sheet
Grip Force
Maintenance

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FOR SAFE OPERATION

SWITCH OFF power before setting, inspecting, lubricating or changing the chuck. Danger by catching of operator in
a machine.
Never operate selector valve and solenoid valve during spindle rotation. Danger by discharge of clamped
workpiece during spindle rotation.
Do not exceed recommended speed of chuck related with Max permissible input force. (See page 13, 14.) Danger
by discharge of chuck or workpiece.
Never start the machine with door open. Work or jaw may discharge with door open.
Do not exceed MAX. permissible input force related with plunger input force. (See page 13, 18.) Danger by
discharge of chuck or workpiece.
In cases of power failure Kitagawa cylinders are tted with check valves and pressure release valves. When power
is restored the solenoid valve resumes its normal function. Gripped workpiece may discharge by lighting or
interruption.

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Secure clamp bolts with speci ed torque. (See page 20.) Danger by discharge of chuck or workpiece in case of
damaging of chuck.
Do not forget to grease chuck! (See page 33.) Danger by discharge of workpiece related with lowering gripping
force caused by insu cient lubrication.
The height of the jaw should be within the maximum gripping force limits. (See page 15, 18.) Danger by discharge
of chuck or workpiece in case of damaging of chuck.
When chucking components internally reduce the hydraulic pressure by more than 50%. Danger by discharge of
chuck or workpiece in case of damaging of chuck.
When machining a long workpiece, support it with a center, tailstock or steady rest. Danger by discharge of
workpiece, if it is too long.
Do not attempt to modify chuck. Danger by discharge of chuck or workpiece in case of damaging of chuck.
Never attempt to operate a machine while under the in uence of alcohol or drugs.
Gloves and ties should not be worn when operating a machine.
When lifting chuck, use eyebolt or lifting belt. Danger by dropping.
When gripping workpiece, make sure your hand is out of gripping area. Danger or nger broken or cut.
Never hammer chuck, jaws or gripped workpiece. (See page 30.) Danger by discharge of chuck or workpiece in
case of damaging of chuck.

MOUNTING STEPS OF CHUCK

(1) Connect the drawtube to the cylinder.

Screw the drawtube into the cylinder piston rod with the rod retracted as far as it will go. (If it is tightened at the
intermediate position, the locking pin of the piston may be damaged.)

(2) Mount the cylinder to the spindle (cylinder adapter).

Check that the run-out of cylinder is minimized before routing the hydraulic piping. Move the piston at low pressure
(0.4MPa, 0.5MPa, 4 5kg f/cm) two or three times and set the piston at the forward end before switching power o .

CAUTION
When mounting or removing the chuck, lift it with the crane, using an eyebolt or lifting belt. (For a chuck of 8 inches or
less, the eyebolt is not attached.) Be sure to remove the eyebolt from the chuck after mounting or removing.

(3) Connect the chuck to the drawtube.

Remove the soft jaw and cover of the chuck to insert the connecting handle into the central hole of the chuck.
Connect the chuck onto the drawtube, turning the drawnut. (See Fig. 7.) If the connecting of the chuck and drawtube
is di cult, check the thread. If connected by force,the plunger will be damaged, thus resulting in poor accuracy.

WARNING
If the drawtube is insu ciently screwed into the drawnut, the thread will be damaged, thus eliminating the gripping
force momentarily. It will result in danger due to discharge of workpiece.

(4) Mount the chuck to the spindle (back plate).

Turn the joint handle so that the chuck is properly attached to the spindle mounting face of lathe.Uniformly tighten
chuck mounting bolts in the order of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 as shown in Fig. 8. (Uneven tightening will cause run-out. For
speci ed torque of mounting bolts, refer to page 20.)

WARNING
Tighten chuck mounting bolts at the speci ed tightening torque. If the tightening torque is insu cient or too strong,
bolts will be damaged and the chuck or workpiece may fail. Periodically check that bolts are not loosened. Use only

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attached Kitigawa brand bolts. In an unavoidable case, use bolt with strength code 12.9 (M22 or more: 10.9) or more
and su cient length.

(5) Adjust the wedge plunger to the correct position.

The adequate wedge plunger position at the cylinder advance end is where dimension A fromcover mounting face is
shown in the following table. (See Fig. 7.) At this time, check the master jaw standard mark is aligned to the outer line
of total stroke mark. (See Fig. 14.) Since the clip stop (locking system) is provided to the drawnut, adjust the nut where
it is e ectual.

(6) Remount the cover and check run-out of the chuck.

Make peripheral run-out and face run-out of the chuck to 0.02mm or less.

CAUTION
For the cylinder, refer to the Instruction Manual.

MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF CHUCK

WARNING
To maintain the chuck for a long period of time, it is necessary to lubricate the chuck on a regular basis. Inadequate
lubrication causes malfunction at low hydraulic pressure, reduces gripping force and a ects gripping accuracy, and
causes wear and seizure. Consequently, securely lubricate the chuck.

After machining, clean the chuck body and slideway with air gun, etc.

Use rust prevention coolant oil so that rust does not reduce gripping force.

Section to be lubricated Grease used Lubrication cycle

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Apply grease from the grease
nipple at the periphery and of each
master jaw with a grease gun.
CHUCK-EEZ Grease or Chuck
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Once a day. However, when the
machine is operated at high speed
rotation or a large amount of water
soluble cutting oil is used, more of
lubrication is needed according to
service conditions.

CAUTION
Disassemble and clean the chuck at least once per 6 months or every 100,000th used (once every 2 months for the
casting). See if parts are worn or racked and replace if required.

Lubricate the chuck before reassembling.

After assembling, con rm the gripping force is speci ed force with the procedure P-12.

DISASSEMBLING STEPS
For safety, use the lifting belt or eye bolt and x the chuck.

(1) Loosen jaw mounting bolts to remove the soft jaws and T nuts.

(2) Remove the cover.

(3) Loosening chuck mounting bolts, turn the drawnut with the connecting handle to remove the chuck.

(4) Remove the wedge plunger toward rear chuck.

(5) Move the master jaws to center and remove them toward rear chuck.

Coat recommended grease before assembling the chuck. At this time, do not mistake the numbers marked on the
body, master jaws and wedge plunger.

TROUBLESHOOTING OF CHUCK
If the chuck malfunctions, stop the lathe and try the following countermeasures.

Problem Possible Reasons Countermeasures

Chuck will not The inside of the chuck is broken. Disassemble and replace part.
operate
Slideway seizes. Disassemble and repair damaged part with oil
stone or replace it.

Hydraulic cylinder is not operating. Check that pressure reduction valve, change
over valve and horse system are correct.

Insu cient master Too much swarf in chuck. Disassemble and clean.
jaw strokes
Drawtube is loose. Remove and retighten it.

Workpiece slippage Insu cient master jaw stroke. Position master jaw so that it is in stroke center
when workpiece is gripped.

Insu cient clamping force. Check that hydraulic pressure adequately set.

Formed dia. of top jaw does not match Reform top jaw according to correct method.
workpiece dia.

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Cutting force is too high. Calculate cutting force and reduce it up to

chuck speci cations.

Insu cient lubrication on master jaws Lubricate from grease nipple and grip and grip
and each slideway. again jaws without workpiece in chuck.

Speed is too high. Whirling is found by Reduce speed up to necessary gripping force.
mis-alignment such as work feeder, Secure alignment to eliminate whirling.
steady rest, tailstock, etc.

Poor accuracy Periphery of chuck is run out. Tighten chuck bolts correctly.

Foreign matter is caught in serrations Remove top jaw and clean serrations
between master and top jaws. thoroughly.

Top jaw mounting bolts are Tighten bolts to correct torque.

inadequately tightened.

Forming of top jaw is inadequate. Check that forming plug is parallel to chuck
and face and plug is not deformed due to
gripping force.Also, check hydraulic pressure
while forming and face roughness.

Top jaw is deformed and top jaw bolts Reduce height of top jaw by replacing with
are extended because top jaw is too standard size jaw.
high.

Workpiece is deformed by too much Reduce gripping force to prevent deformation.

gripping force.

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