On 9 Sep 2011 01:49:30 GMT, "DoN. Nichols"
wrote:

On 2011-09-08, Ned Simmons wrote:
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?

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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.

Hmm .... maybe it is Enco. Let's see. New England Brass and
Tool has a new line called "Fuerda" (sounds Spanish) in which they offer
the 6" 6-jaw for $450.00 in semi-steel, and 6-1/4" for $700.00 in Forged
Steel. Both have two-piece jaws.

The same people have the Bison full *Set-Tru* in 6-jaw Forged
Steel and two-piece jaws for $950.00 in 6-1/4". (Was your price for
Set-Tru or normal fixed mounting?

http://www.brassandtool.com/Chucks-Lathe.html

It's a forged set-tru, p/n 7-868-0600 on that page. You got me second
guessing my memory so I looked up the price. It was $368.95 in 2003;
no back plate. It came from Enco, no doubt from a sale flyer, but
that's still a big increase in 8 years.

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Ned Simmons