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So a while back I got a 4 jaw chuck from someone on the net that had it laying around unused. I got it, cleaned it up and put it together and noticed that the jaws are REAL tight - but seeing that it was supposedly never used took it for just that, and assumed it would loosen over time.
I tried using this chuck a few weeks ago - this time with the jaws reversed, and as before all the jaws were real tight to close with 1 jaw on the extreme to the point I could not close it past a certain point no matter how hard I tried. I decided not to break it and ended up using a different chuck for that project, but it got me thinking - maybe it's not that it's NEW - maybe its just defective?
I tried filing the edges of the jaw(s) to make it(them) fit smoothly to no avail.
Is there anything I can look for or do to regain use of this chuck+jaws or am I better of chucking it (pun intended) and getting a different chuck all together?
I tried using this chuck a few weeks ago - this time with the jaws reversed, and as before all the jaws were real tight to close with 1 jaw on the extreme to the point I could not close it past a certain point no matter how hard I tried. I decided not to break it and ended up using a different chuck for that project, but it got me thinking - maybe it's not that it's NEW - maybe its just defective?
I tried filing the edges of the jaw(s) to make it(them) fit smoothly to no avail.
Is there anything I can look for or do to regain use of this chuck+jaws or am I better of chucking it (pun intended) and getting a different chuck all together?