Logan Lathe Collet Closer Repair P5 

It's nice to see an old machine made better.

Gun talk radio in the background. I knew I liked you Randy for more than just machining. LOL Great project. You make things look easy. Thanks........Matt

Glad to see you back creating videos for our education and enjoyment. Thanks Randy, glad you have not been burned out so far this fire season.

Nothing do satisfying as making a tool work as it should. Good job

Nice to see the old thing working again, the lathe looked OK to, great job as normal Randy. Alan.

Good work. Thanks for the video.

Nice job Randy on the repair. New intro is cool too.

So glad you changed your intro. New one is great

Like the new format. Great job on the rebuild of the collet closer.

Good job Randy, now that's how it should have worked in the first place.

Good job! Your patience astounds me.

Randy, Great job and I like the new intro and end.

Nice repair...enjoyed all three videos

Good Fix!

randy nice work,good to see you back.

Enjoyed Randy! ATB, Robin

Good video Raandy . Like new intro keep up the great videos.

Managed to run through the series now - and love that new intro BTW. Well, you have done some super nice work again and achieved a pretty good result...glad you could tweak the off-180 pegs. Overall that is a high desirable set-up, even if hard to achieve perfection but, your perseverance has paid off pretty well even if extra work... the pinch bolt end nut was nice.Pleasing in the end. (BTW - surgery was R hip - slowly mending and hope to resume some shop time eventually.)

Good to see you're back at it..

Wondered if you might install small balls under your set screws? this would let your Tube slide better,of course you would probably have to make a new nut with this incorparated into the set screw holes.Just an idea! This whole setup reminds me of the Hardinge Lathe Collect setup! Enjoy your Videos,Hope you don't have any Fire problems in your area,been watching the weather in your area.Hope your Wife is feeling Better,keeping you guys in Prayers!

Love the new intro & outro, great fix. glad to see you in the saddle again, Hope everyone is doing fine Cheers

Great job but I would countersink that pinchbolt.

If you lengthen the rod where the lever pivots, the nut won't hit the arm. It looks like there is plenty of room in the open position to do that.

Great fix!

Looks great Randy!

HI Randy, Nice fix on your collet closer. I like your new intro too. Take Care, Reid

Like the new intro also.

I think you have enough adjustment and meat to re-cut the dogs on that sleeve and get everything running true. It would be less finicky then.

What if you had put a bush under the 4 adjusting set screws (if there is room) that had a nice sliding fit to the tube. Then you could adjust the bush to center and have it pretty snug and it would stay in adjustment when you install/remove the tube?

Great job completed, I wonder if you had considered brass ended grub screws for centering the tube like a tiny steady?

great new into Randy ! That works way better man , Thumbs up ..

Why not make the pivot arm 1/4" or so longer? wouldn't that give more clearance to the end nut?

Отлично. Спасибо!

Randy, thank you for taking us through very very successful repair. It was fun listening to your thoughts on the analysis and design steps. Also, great new introduction and logo. One question: who is the manufacture of the spade drill with the carbide insert? Looks like it is very efficient at removing material. Regards, Paul

Why not put some balls under your set screws so it could still move in and out but be fairly tight.

Hey Randy, heard about you from the machinist grapevine and thought I would stop in and say Hi. I really like your content and subscribed and belled your channel. I seen that you subed me also and I really appreciate the support. I don't claim to be some machinist guru just a student of the trade learning something new every day:-) I look forward to going over your videos, looks like you have some nice kit to work with. Thanks again; Steve Summers

Like the new intro and outro :)And good to see you back with some own shop projects

This is probably too late, but if you want the control lever to stop hitting the lock nut, you should make that rear link longer. When the control lever is in the collet open position, the control lever is already biased left. That link in the back should be lengthened so that the control lever is neutral or slightly biased right. Then when you put the lever in the collet closed position, the lever doesn't go to such an extreme angle WRT the tube and locknut. See photo: www.dropbox.com/s/4cssijocztp2eu4/2017-08-20_01-02-30.png?dl=0

How do the two jaws pull on the collet when they cam over and open up?