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Also visible in the picture above is the chip tray secured to the traveling steady holes in the carriage. It keeps chips off the ways and makes clean up a lot easier. It can hit the headstock if the carriage moves too far to the left so I rigged a small alarm buzzer underneath to warn me when it's getting close.
The chuck wrench is also visible. It's fitted with a 'speeder' that's nothing more than a chunk of 1" aluminum, hemispher on end, setscrewed to the wrench handle. The picture below shows how it's used. With the hemisphere bearing on the palm of the hand, moving the hand in a horizontal circle will spin those jaws in/out in a hurry.
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