Jacobs Industrial Keyless Chuck in a DP

[BadDog]

The female socket will always be on the chuck.

[lazlo]

Also picked up an SPI 1/2" keyless from Enco last year based on a review in Fine Woodworking. In the review they said it was made by Vertex (Taiwan).

Have to be careful there -- Vertex (Taiwan) does indeed make nice tools, but SPI is an importer, and has since then been bought-out by MSC, and lately everything I've bought that's SPI has been Chicom. I don't necessarily have a problem with that, but the quality has been really bad -- I sent back the SPI internal spring calipers because the fingers were bent and they didn't travel even remotely parallel.

One notable exception: I bought the SPI 10x optical machinist loupe set last month, and was pleasantly surprised that it was a very nice quality Japanese optics.

[Circlip]

What a delightful change to see wheels mounted on to a machine safely. Too many just bung them onto the bottom lifting the C of G and reducing the stability to a 4/3 point contact. It might not look pretty,but it shurely won't fall over. Thanks kcleere.
Regards Ian

[kcleere]

What a delightful change to see wheels mounted on to a machine safely. Too many just bung them onto the bottom lifting the C of G and reducing the stability to a 4/3 point contact. It might not look pretty,but it shurely won't fall over. Thanks kcleere.
Regards Ian

Thanks...it was my intent from the start of the design to keep everything about that base and saw low to the ground. In fact...if you see any other Unisaw you'll see a 5" tall black plinth that acts as a sub base underneath it. I removed that and had a 1/4" AL plate made to bolt to the bottom of the saw to ensure there would be no "racking" of the cabinet with all the weight as the plinth/sub-base did provide some rigidity....I have modified just about everything in my modest shop to make it easier and safer to use while sitting in a wheelchair. I really enjoy working with the Faztek and 8020 Extrusion as well.