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Just posting in case anyone was in the market for one.
I finally decided to replace the 3-jaw chuck that came with my lathe. I use a Bison 6.3" forged 6-jaw Set-Tru & Gator (Fuerda) 8" 4-jaw direct mount cam lock the most so I could not justify spending a lot for a replacement 3-jaw. The 3-jaw that came with my lathe is 6.0" with one piece jaws which I really only use for times I don't care about about it, polishing, sanding, etc.
I ended up with a Gator 6" 3-jaw semi-steel adjustable with reversible top jaws. Other than it being 6.0" & having only 1 pinion, I pretty happy with it. Made in China of course so I wasn't expecting the same quality as my Bison but I'm happy with my Gator 4-jaw so I'm happy to have this one.
Got it from Allindustrial.com. Their price was way cheaper than any other Gator dealer & the shipping was free. It was drop shipped directly from GTS (US Gator distributor).
Overall the chuck is decently ground. Gator p/n 1-901-0600
The back is blanchard ground but again not nearly as nice as the higher quality name brands.
The adapter is cast iron. FLE-160/D4 (although the p/n indicates 160mm it's not 6.3" like their forged model). Front looks pretty good aside from the burn marks but the back does not look as nice. It indicated pretty good so I decided not to skim it.
Well within their guaranteed TIR.
I finally decided to replace the 3-jaw chuck that came with my lathe. I use a Bison 6.3" forged 6-jaw Set-Tru & Gator (Fuerda) 8" 4-jaw direct mount cam lock the most so I could not justify spending a lot for a replacement 3-jaw. The 3-jaw that came with my lathe is 6.0" with one piece jaws which I really only use for times I don't care about about it, polishing, sanding, etc.
I ended up with a Gator 6" 3-jaw semi-steel adjustable with reversible top jaws. Other than it being 6.0" & having only 1 pinion, I pretty happy with it. Made in China of course so I wasn't expecting the same quality as my Bison but I'm happy with my Gator 4-jaw so I'm happy to have this one.
Got it from Allindustrial.com. Their price was way cheaper than any other Gator dealer & the shipping was free. It was drop shipped directly from GTS (US Gator distributor).
Overall the chuck is decently ground. Gator p/n 1-901-0600
The back is blanchard ground but again not nearly as nice as the higher quality name brands.
The adapter is cast iron. FLE-160/D4 (although the p/n indicates 160mm it's not 6.3" like their forged model). Front looks pretty good aside from the burn marks but the back does not look as nice. It indicated pretty good so I decided not to skim it.
Well within their guaranteed TIR.