IT CLEARLY SAYS: "SPINDLE JT#2-1/2" ON THE NAMEPLATE!!!

Sorry for shouting, but I'm not stupid. I said JT#2-1/2 and I meant it. I
also said that it's 35 years old!

Norm

"Joe AutoDrill" wrote in message
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| Are you sure it isn't a J2 with a 1/2" capacity chuck?
|
| Never heard of a J2-1/2
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| Regards,
| Joe Agro, Jr.
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| (908) 542-0244
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|
| "Norm Dresner" wrote in message
| ...
| I've got a (roughly) 35 year old AMT (American Machine Tool) bench drill
| press that's still working wonderfully and although I've thought
| occasionally of replacing it with a more modern DP with conveniences
like
| a
| larger table, a ratchet drive on the table and possibly even variable
| speed,
| I still can't bring myself to part with this marvelous piece of
machinery.
|
| BUT ... I'd like to purchase a better chuck. Some of the drilling I do
| with
| this beast is in the #70-80 range in both model working and PC board
| manufacture and while I don't yet have the tool to measure the runout
| (it's
| been ordered), I think that I need something with a little better
| precision,
| even if a smaller range.
|
| HOWEVER ... I don't think I've ever seen any product offered in the last
| 30
| years for a JT#2-1/2. Is it a complete orphan or is something
available?
|
| TIA
| Norm
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