Axminster Chuck Questions

In message , John Gbur writes

If your going to order do it soon. I think the new catalogue is out any time. Usually prices increase, but last year carriers went down

Let me guess you were fitting whilst carriers were in the chuck body ? Fit the jaws to loose carriers. Did you loose fit each screw or tighten one down, a common mistake. I use Tbar wrenches I picked up from warehouse direct for peanuts. Nice and easy to use on the chuck.

Once you have extra carriers you can swap a set in less than a minute. My next plan is to make it even faster, with an electric screwdriver driving the key. Though at present I just swap out the whole chuck. Once you have one, you want more.

And for anyone buying a chuck with jaws, when you get it take the jaws off and the carriers out of the chuck and re-build it. Its surprising how little some people know. I had one with 2 carriers in the wrong place, but as the numbers on the jaws were in the correct place I assumed no wrong. Took a short while to realise the jaws were offset. Hey who would expect the store to get it wrong !:)