09-05-2017, 09:29 PM
I bought a 6 inch 3 jaw chuck version. They're great for handling pipe. You could grind out the weld and fit a plug to use a centre but the chuck is so much more convenient.
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And you can use it as a drill chuck.
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I was making morse taper mandrels to cut gears with the dividing head, I had the MT adaptor for the drill chuck in the spindle holding the mandrel. This worked.
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And you can use it as a drill chuck.
I was making morse taper mandrels to cut gears with the dividing head, I had the MT adaptor for the drill chuck in the spindle holding the mandrel. This worked.
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Greg
Greg