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ieezitin:
Nice one George..... you will have years of use from them...

i see from your picture your an oil man?  mee too.

Anthony..

macbrat:
Interesting chuck adaptation and excellent photos. Has given me food for thought for special chuck applications – thank you. Avoids spending money on commercial chuck products.

I never throw away good chucks from broken electric drills. They can serve a similar purpose of holding small items without obstruction. Unlike your masterpiece Anthony, ordinary chucks have a very limited capacity for holding screw heads inside the chuck.

Just remember that if held by the outer (knurled) sleeve, it could be less accurately concentric, and a high cutting force could possibly unwind the jaws of the smaller chuck.
I tried moderate cuts on a 3/8th mild steel work-piece with no problem with the chuck unwinding (Fig. 1). Smaller stock certainly no problem (Fig. 2)

 So, if it has a shaft of some sort attached to the main body, use that. If the shaft has a morse taper that you have no use for, machine it parallel.

Brian

Meldonmech:
Hi Brian

                  When clicked on, your pics only show a portion of the original. Your pics need re sizing before posting, see details in GALLERY --  Photo re sizing by - Divided he ad. It is quite easy and most newbies need to do it when joining the forum.

                                         Good Luck       

                                                           Cheers  David

mechman48:
Neat idea Brian, as always ;simple is best   :clap:

ieezitin; was an oil man, now retired, don't miss the chopper flights especially in winter  :(

George

macbrat:
Hi David

I've just posted an article headed 'centre marking . . ' in which I have been very pleased to follow your advice and link to the resizing app. Excellent. Is there any way one can review a post to include attachments before posting? Also, how long do postings allow modifications before that option disappears?

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