- Joined
- Mar 26, 2018
- Messages
- 8,413
Hey all,
I have this beautiful Jacob’s rubber flex chuck with a D1-6 adapter.
The taper is beautiful and most of the collets are great with a few exceptions but I do have duplicates.
I also have a full set and more collets.
The question is, what do I do with it? I don’t use it now that I have. 5C collet chuck.
The 5c is pretty versatile with a few disadvantages.
The largest size 5C is 1 1/8” right? The range of the collets are limited requiring a full set to facilitate the range of holding options.
The Jacob’s goes to 1 3/8” and has much fewer collets due to the larger range available with the flex collets.
Ebay prices for these have come down. I could probably get $500 or a bit more For the complete set.
What am I missing? Am I not seeing it’s usefulness over the 5C?
Should I keep it?
I have this beautiful Jacob’s rubber flex chuck with a D1-6 adapter.
The taper is beautiful and most of the collets are great with a few exceptions but I do have duplicates.
I also have a full set and more collets.
The question is, what do I do with it? I don’t use it now that I have. 5C collet chuck.
The 5c is pretty versatile with a few disadvantages.
The largest size 5C is 1 1/8” right? The range of the collets are limited requiring a full set to facilitate the range of holding options.
The Jacob’s goes to 1 3/8” and has much fewer collets due to the larger range available with the flex collets.
Ebay prices for these have come down. I could probably get $500 or a bit more For the complete set.
What am I missing? Am I not seeing it’s usefulness over the 5C?
Should I keep it?
Attachments
-
07F1FFF9-149A-4200-8217-D6F14715358B.jpeg533.5 KB · Views: 24
-
3F6293B0-6F9E-4F6E-98CC-C0473E38579A.jpeg525 KB · Views: 23
-
7CA801D3-4F80-47AD-9AB2-CB2FBF6D23C8.jpeg443.1 KB · Views: 22
-
60B57A3A-50C2-405C-AF50-1F2C4CB10098.jpeg474.3 KB · Views: 18
-
61B93D47-BF36-48B6-9655-EB5900009ACC.jpeg477.6 KB · Views: 21