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A chuck is a clamping device used to grip objects with square or radial symmetry. They attach to drills and mills to grip tooling, and lathes to hold a workpiece. A lathe chuck is mounted to a spindle, which rotates within a headstock. Drill chucks attach to a power drill by screwing the back onto a threaded spindle …

Review the diagrams below to determine your spindle nose type. Analyze the corresponding chart and make the required measurements. Select the spindle nose size for your chuck or adapter plate …