I've had a few 'incidents' where a work piece has tried to escape from my 4-jaw chuck. Most recently, it was my 10" 3-jaw chuck that almost got away from me (Yes, I grip the 3-jaw in the 4-jaw - gives me a set-tru 3-jaw that way!).
The screws are loose in their retainers and one (of the retainers) is broken. The jaws themselves are cracking either side of the thread and there is a hell of a lot of slop in them. Also, they are bell-mouthed when tightened.
The local machinery supplier is having a sale and a replacement chuck of the same size is $450.00. It is a Feurda brand, which from what I have read are fairly decent. I am considering buying it.
Can anyone think of any reasons why I shouldn't? (I'm using money earned from side-work, so my wife doesn't know about it
).
The screws are loose in their retainers and one (of the retainers) is broken. The jaws themselves are cracking either side of the thread and there is a hell of a lot of slop in them. Also, they are bell-mouthed when tightened.
The local machinery supplier is having a sale and a replacement chuck of the same size is $450.00. It is a Feurda brand, which from what I have read are fairly decent. I am considering buying it.
Can anyone think of any reasons why I shouldn't? (I'm using money earned from side-work, so my wife doesn't know about it
).
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