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jet 1236

  1. Jamie Straw

    Jet 1236 question

    Hi everyone, I've missed the forum, and hoping to spend more time here starting now. :cool: I'm teaching at a big facility that has several lathes, one of which is a Jet 1236. I'm quite familiar with this model, since I own an older version that has been more than a bit of a pain. The lathe in...
  2. Jamie Straw

    Know now why Beall mandrel won't seat fully in my MT-2

    It took awhile to figure out, but I now know why the Beall buffing system mandrel doesn't seat fully in my Jet 1236 Morse taper (headstock). All of my drive centers have an area at the end of the taper where the diameter is smaller, like a rabbet at the end (see picture below). Inside the...
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