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  1. M

    6 jaw chuck options?

    Oh yeah, that's not a bad idea for shorter pieces, didn't really think of that before. I should keep an eye out for 5c emergency collets now that I have this sjogren thingy. I guess the whole appeal of the 6 jaw or whatever is to save time and not have to make custom fixturing. sometimes I get...
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    6 jaw chuck options?

    Thanks for the replies, everyone. I (supposedly????) repair cameras so I think having a 6 jaw is justifiable. filter adapters, lens shades, lens tubes etc.. are all thin walled tubes. I have a pie chuck for one of my other lathes that I call into action sometimes for stuff like that. I've got...
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    6 jaw chuck options?

    Hi all, any thoughts on reasonable priced options for a 6 jaw chuck? I'm thinking maybe it's about time I get a chuck for my lathe (holbrook minor) that doesn't look like it was fished out of a dumpster. right now I'm looking at aliexpress ones which seem to go from 200$ ish (125mm with one...
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    Auto-Retract Threading Tool

    pretty clever! if I could offer one comment - I'd suggest cutting the dovetail of the toolpost directly into the tool holder instead of making it clamp into a regular tool holder like this to reduce overhang - looks kind of goofy as a clamp-in this is what I mean (couple of quick-retract...
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    Deckel FP1 1960 - 3700 Coldstream BC

    A few thoughts (I have had two 50s-60s FP1s ) -MT4 spindles (not MT2), the later ones (dial type) had a 40 taper - looks to me like its a plain bearing vertical head. I'm not 100% sure but I have taken apart one (or two?) heads with a spindle nose that looked just like that and it was a plain...
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    Holbrook Minor ..... great deal at 3900

    oh hey, I have one of these; I paid 1600 I think in 2019, with one chuck and a wooden box of collets... this one's pretty much the same as mine (early ish production) and if it's in good shape it should be a pretty fantastic machine. shame about the modifications (knobs on threading box...
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