According to the website they have this chuck in stock. It's as big as you can put on a 7x from what I've read. I for one have been waiting. I put my order in this am. I have been having a hard time finding a 5" 4 jaw independent and have had good experiences with Little Machine Shop. It was a no brainer for me and now I can't wait for it to get here. Hope this helps others.
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LMS 5" 4 jaw independant chuck and plate for 7x? lathes
- Thread starter LEEQ
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I used the 4" 4 jaw chuck for the past 5 years. I thought it was good quality. Mine had almost no axial rounout. I sold it and a 7x12 last month. I didn't lose money on the chuck or the lathe.
I had a backup 4 1/2" chuck I found in a drawer. (I can't remember how that chuck got there). I made a plate and an adapter where I can use this chuck on both the 7x12 and the 9x20.
Grizzly sells a 5" 4 jaw chuck. current price online is $118.
I had a backup 4 1/2" chuck I found in a drawer. (I can't remember how that chuck got there). I made a plate and an adapter where I can use this chuck on both the 7x12 and the 9x20.
Grizzly sells a 5" 4 jaw chuck. current price online is $118.
I didn't see a 5" 4jaw independent with grizzly. independent was important. I gave abt $110 with the necessary adaptor plate at LMS. I can't wait, supposed to be here tomorrow.
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Be very careful with that! You won't be able to open those jaws very far without hitting the ways, or even more likely, the carriage. Did a nice job on it though. :thumbzup:
-Ron
-Ron
Wow, nice. Is it nice and balanced when you spin it up? I just got mine ,cleaned the back and bolted it up. It seems a bit unbalanced on my 7x12 sitting on rubber feet. I'll putter around and see what I come up with when I get a chance.