On Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:51:42 -0400, Wes
wrote:

Anyone have good pointers to where I can get a 6" scroll chuck with an adjustable back
plate? I know Buck makes one, I'm not sure what chuck we have on the LeBlond at work but
it is sweet being able to dial in concentricity. I'm trying to find the best deal on a
good chuck.

I need to get this accessory purchased soon. I just heard that the AG for Michigan may be
lifting the disability to own suppressors in my state soon which would divert my metal
working budget to my gun budget.

Wes

A couple things come to mind.

The price of Bison chucks has gone way up over the last several years,
and aren't quite the bargain they used to be. I think I paid around
$375 for my 6" Bison 6-jaw; current Enco price is $884.

The lower priced Buck chucks (BVC, I think) are overpriced crap. I
bought one recently that a customer specified for a job and had to
disassemble and refit the jaws. My customer said they do that to most
that come in. Might as well buy a Chinese chuck at half the price. The
cheap Bucks probably *are* Chinese. I do own one small Chinese chuck
mounted on a 5C arbor that came in an auction lot. It's actually not
bad.

I have a couple adjust-true type chucks, but don't recall the last
time I tweaked one. I'll almost always use a 4-jaw instead.

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Ned Simmons