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How do I get a chuck of it's morse taper?

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John Rudd:

--- Quote from: bogstandard on October 26, 2009, 04:36:06 PM ---John,

I really did mean it about build quality.

I can't mention where it came from, as it could have come from one of two places, but I have only recently had one burst apart while drilling in the lathe, doing a job for another member, and it could have been very nasty.

The one to replace it will come from RDG, as well as the other sizes of the same pattern which I purchased at the same time as the one that burst apart. I personally will not take the risk of having another one go the same way.

The RDG ones are a much better and more robust design.


Bogs

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Sounds like you had a lucky escape there John, (whichever John you were referring to...or both of us :) )

I wasnt inferring that the cheaper was of inferior quality... :doh:

I guess unless you can 'feel' the good before buying you are literally taking your life in your wallet when distance buying.....

CrewCab:
I have a couple of the RDG chucks, had them about 18 months now and I have found them to be reliable ............ if that helps guys.

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bogstandard:
John R,

Yes it was yourself, and you are quite correct about distance buying. I used to have loads of tooling that I had bought but rejected when they arrived. I am not saying they were bad, as most I have passed onto other people who were grateful for them, anything is better than nothing, when you have nothing. Some of them weren't cheap either, a couple of them were over 100 squid. I dumped a 5C collet chuck not long ago because I was never really happy with it, but no one wanted to take it away because it was a fixed D1-4 mount.

Just to get back onto the subject, most of what I have rejected have come from the same place, but I daren't mention who because of maybe repercussions.

I wonder why I picked you and your recommendation out John?


Bogs

John Rudd:
John,

I sent you a pm m8...

Darren:
I find keyless chucks great, even with big drills on the lathe.

The only problem I've had is when tapping, sometimes mine lets go of the tap when the going gets tough, but that might be a good thing  :)

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