So, I have a problem with making my cheap Central Machinery drill press work with my cheap Chinese X / Y as a low grade mill. The problem is cutting the hole in an aluminum plate so that I can make a new chuck depth control bracket. To do that, I tried a hole cutter, a cheap one, which did not give the hole I needed. So now I want to mount the new bracket up on my lathe and use a boring bar to make the final cut.
To that end, I bought a Sanou 4 jaw chuck, model number K72-100 (NO.1 QUALITY). I will be mounting this on the lathe. The first step is to break it down and clean it up as it is quite filled with oil and such.