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Does anybody with the Oneway vacuum adapter leave it on the lathe full time?
Seems like every other project I need to swap out the hand wheel for the adapter and would prefer to just leave it in place.
I suppose I should call them and get their feedback.
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I have left mine on for years.
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I have an adapter from JT Turning Tools and I just unplug it when I am finished. About as clean as you can get!
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Mine is a home made one but like Steve's I just unplug it when I need to use the vacuum pump for something else otherwise it just stays on the lathe.
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Mine stays on for a while after a project is done but inevitably, like Wally, I cannot do without my hand wheel.
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I agree with Wally, you need a handwheel.
My friend has a Oneway 24?? and he leaves his adaptor on permanently. The Oneway adaptor has a large chrome piece as part of it and that is the handwheel/brake.
I am not sure what he does when using a MT drive in the headstock, how does he knock it out?
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I couldn't live without a handwheel. I have a setup like Steve from JT Turning tools.
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The Oneway adapter is like having a hand wheel. It is bigger in diameter than a 1642 hand wheel so it works just fine. I have mine on right now working on bottoms a couple of hollow forms. However I do change it out to the standard hand wheel when I get done.
Alan
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I do the same. When I use a MT drive in the headstock I just take the adapter off to knock it out, then back on it goes.Originally Posted by Peter Fabricius
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Thanks everybody. I'll just leave it in place for awhile and see how long it takes to miss the handwheel. Plus the aggravation of having to remove it every time I have to knock out a MT drive. I think part of my concern was the impact on the adapter bearing.
The JT Turning adapter looks to be the ideal setup.
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Bill,
There is nothing to be gained by leaving it on all the time. It takes a few seconds to remove and install. Mine is also from JT but I remove it when not in use.
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The only reason I didn't get it is because you have to remove the hand wheel. I do have the 5" vacuum chuck though. Works great.
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