03-21-2022, 07:53 AM
Thanks Highpower, I'd already found sharp corners on the edges of the chuck jaw slots while mounting it on my homemade back plate.
Other obvious quality issues were the fact that when I clocked the chuck body true, the concentric guide grooves on the face are not true. I don't generally need them but it's a bother to have them run eccentric like some kinda hypno-disk when turning something!
The other purely aesthetic irritation is the radiussed face corner, which is uneven in width, also noticeable when turning something.
Luckily, both back and front faces of the chuck are parallel and square to the body (I checked). So far I haven't found any red flag functional issues, except the feel of turning the screws.
I guess they added the "decorations" as an afterthought without re-centering the chuck after it was ground.
Other obvious quality issues were the fact that when I clocked the chuck body true, the concentric guide grooves on the face are not true. I don't generally need them but it's a bother to have them run eccentric like some kinda hypno-disk when turning something!
The other purely aesthetic irritation is the radiussed face corner, which is uneven in width, also noticeable when turning something.
Luckily, both back and front faces of the chuck are parallel and square to the body (I checked). So far I haven't found any red flag functional issues, except the feel of turning the screws.
I guess they added the "decorations" as an afterthought without re-centering the chuck after it was ground.