LATHE CHUCKS
FOR A MODEL ENGINEER OR HOBBY MACHINIST THAT DOES NOT INTEND TO GO INTO MASS PRODUCTION OF PARTS, THE CHOICE OF CHUCKS IS REALLY BEWILDERING!
PROBABLY FOR THE WELL HEELED A NEW OLD STOCK PRATT BURNERD CHUCK WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE AS GOODNESS KNOWS WHERE THE LATEST MANUFACTURED CHUCKS ARE MADE.
AT THE OTHER END OF THE SCALE, A SECOND HAND CHUCK OF UK MANUFACTURE WOULD BE IN ORDER IF YOU CAN FIND ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED DURING IT`S PREVIOUS LIFE.
IN THE CASE OF THREE JAW CHUCKS, IF POSSIBLE BUY THE CHUCKS THAT HAVE BOTH SETS OF JAWS BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE, ALSO THE CHUCK KEY.
PROBABLY FOR THE WELL HEELED A NEW OLD STOCK PRATT BURNERD CHUCK WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE AS GOODNESS KNOWS WHERE THE LATEST MANUFACTURED CHUCKS ARE MADE.
AT THE OTHER END OF THE SCALE, A SECOND HAND CHUCK OF UK MANUFACTURE WOULD BE IN ORDER IF YOU CAN FIND ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED DURING IT`S PREVIOUS LIFE.
IN THE CASE OF THREE JAW CHUCKS, IF POSSIBLE BUY THE CHUCKS THAT HAVE BOTH SETS OF JAWS BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE, ALSO THE CHUCK KEY.
NEW CHUCKS
I`M TALKING ABOUT BOTH 3 AND 4 JAW CHUCKS. THE NORMAL SELF CENTERING CHUCK HAS THREE JAWS AND THE INDEPENDENT CHUCKS FOR HOLDING AWKWARD PIECES HAVE FOUR JAWS
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