My Atlas TH54 came with a 5" Bison 3-jaw chuck (3204-125). The chuck is in pretty good shape and runs concentric within about .002". Unfortunately, it only came with one set of solid I.D. jaws which limits me to gripping a max O.D. of about 2". The lathe also came with a face plate, but no 4-jaw.
A new set of solid O.D. jaws for the Bison chuck is about $180, but I could buy a new Chinese chuck with both sets of jaws for $98 instead. Or, for $166, I could buy a Chinese 6" 4-jaw, and hold any larger work with it for now.
The Chinese chucks I'm referring to come from accusizetools.com. There are likely other inexpensive options, but I can pickup from Accusize to avoid shipping charges. As I'm in Canada, shipping chucks from the states would be fairly expensive.
I don't have a specific work-holding need right now, just trying to way cost Vs. quality Vs. versatility. What are your thoughts?
A new set of solid O.D. jaws for the Bison chuck is about $180, but I could buy a new Chinese chuck with both sets of jaws for $98 instead. Or, for $166, I could buy a Chinese 6" 4-jaw, and hold any larger work with it for now.
The Chinese chucks I'm referring to come from accusizetools.com. There are likely other inexpensive options, but I can pickup from Accusize to avoid shipping charges. As I'm in Canada, shipping chucks from the states would be fairly expensive.
I don't have a specific work-holding need right now, just trying to way cost Vs. quality Vs. versatility. What are your thoughts?
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