Who here owns an import 2 piece 6 jaw lathe chuck?
Did you like it? Did you have to do a lot of work to get it right? More than setting up any other lathe chuck? Do you regret it?
Currently on my bigger lather I run a Bison 4 jaw or an import 3 jaw. The 3 jaw has the infamous 3 thou runout of most import chucks, but I use it 95-99% of the time. I've found I can hit half thou or better on most things I can cut in a single setup, and its amazing what you can cut in a single setup if you think about it. The import 6 jaw I am looking at proudly announces its 3 thou runout t the world, but with 2 piece jaws I suspect I can make a few sets for common size ranges and do a lot better. Of course there is the added benefit of better supporting plastic, thin tube/pipe, threaded rod, etc. .
(The knee jerkers need not respond. This question is about import 6 jaws. Not buying a clapped out 50 year old restoration project. I appreciate those who do that, but I just don't have the time. In the shop I dedicate one hour a day to general shop maintenance, cleanup, and machine build/repair, and I dedicate one hour a day to working on whatever I personally want to work on. I have had to do that to not be overwhelmed by "projects.")
Did you like it? Did you have to do a lot of work to get it right? More than setting up any other lathe chuck? Do you regret it?
Currently on my bigger lather I run a Bison 4 jaw or an import 3 jaw. The 3 jaw has the infamous 3 thou runout of most import chucks, but I use it 95-99% of the time. I've found I can hit half thou or better on most things I can cut in a single setup, and its amazing what you can cut in a single setup if you think about it. The import 6 jaw I am looking at proudly announces its 3 thou runout t the world, but with 2 piece jaws I suspect I can make a few sets for common size ranges and do a lot better. Of course there is the added benefit of better supporting plastic, thin tube/pipe, threaded rod, etc. .
(The knee jerkers need not respond. This question is about import 6 jaws. Not buying a clapped out 50 year old restoration project. I appreciate those who do that, but I just don't have the time. In the shop I dedicate one hour a day to general shop maintenance, cleanup, and machine build/repair, and I dedicate one hour a day to working on whatever I personally want to work on. I have had to do that to not be overwhelmed by "projects.")
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