Change Chucks in Less Than Five Minutes!

RCS™ - Rapid Change System

Brings Quick-Change to Any CNC Lathe!

  • A hassle-free way to upgrade any CNC lathe for lightning-fast chuck changeovers.
  • Greatly simplifies and speeds up workholding setups.
  • A master receiver mounts to the lathe spindle and quick-change subplates with integral bayonet couplers.
  • It’s the perfect solution for job shops – The Royal RCS™ eliminates the need to schedule work through specific machines.
  • You aren’t locked into Royal’s workholding – we can adapt the subplates and bayonet couplers to any jaw chuck, collet chuck, or ID system that you already own.
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Change Chucks in Less Than Five Minutes!

Here’s How it Works:
  1. Release cams (3) “A”
  2. Push release button “B”
  3. Rotate chuck 25 degrees counterclockwise
  4. Remove chuck
  5. Install next chuck
  6. Rotate chuck 25 degrees clockwise
  7. Lock cams

How To Order

  1. Choose the master receiver based upon your lathe spindle nose and chuck diameters. This component always remains bolted to the lathe spindle and includes a custom machined drawtube connector with bayonet interface.
  2. Order the appropriate subplates corresponding to the receiver model. Each subplate includes a custom machined bayonet coupler matched to the chuck that will be mounted to it.
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