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    Jacobs Super Chuck or clone?

    On the subject keyless, the machinist quality ones are not a great choice for running in reverse, e.g. tapping, but it occurred to me the keyless on my Makita tools have never problem with loosening when running in reverse. Different mechanism?
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    Jacobs Super Chuck or clone?

    I'm a great believer in SIB, regardless of price. Lying through their teeth on performance spec's deserves a direct shot back in pocket book imo. In fact I its more like a duty, the power to change the world lol.
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    Jacobs Super Chuck or clone?

    Jacobs are unfortunately now part of Apex. Another one who's model seems to be ship production offshore, who cares about quality and milk the brand. I can't attest to the decline as all mine are older (and excellent, they were great chucks) but there are lots complaining how the quality has...
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    CA-ON Small Fasteners

    Thanks, agreed, BA is ideal, it's the relative scarcity of the taps and dies that keeps me away. I've some BA as all the Stuart models are BA, but if I have to supply the fasteners I go imperial. You could just as go metric and figure out a similar table, I just have a lot more imperial...
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    CA-ON Small Fasteners

    Agreed on the nuts and studs. If you make model engines, you're a model engineer :). Ages ago I did an article on making the hex drivers, and I found the table I put together. These are the ME sizes for imperials threads I found from various catalogues. From what a scaled size would be they're...
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    CA-ON Small Fasteners

    What is the across the hex for the 3 48 nuts you mentioned? The ME sized hex in a 3 48 thread is 5/32 I believe or .156. No idea who set the standard, I gleaned it from old Coles and Power Model Supply catalogues ..... afaik it was fairly universal and considered about the right size for a...
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    Tips/Techniques Show your shop related 3DP

    handsaw rack....black stuff is rubber with self stick side.
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    Shop it seems simple, but I need help........ Hammer organization

    Yes, I see the problem. Not enough drawers for hammers and the labels are crooked.
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    CA-ON Small Fasteners

    Wow dude, high praise, thanks. I'm working my curbing my affection for droning and promise never to be entertaining! :D:D What do you mean off limits? I went through a miserable 3/4 of year "termination" but grovelled enough they let me back in.... all up and running now
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    CA-ON Small Fasteners

    To have a model look great, you really need finish it with model sized bolts, studs, nuts etc - i.e. Model Engineer fasteners have a more proportion hex that is smaller than Problem is, if for a model, they will be way oversized. There used to be several US suppliers, the main I remember are...
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