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Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck
The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One at
any rate) and includes the thread to MT2 adapter. The teeth on the jaw are a little thin. They'd be much better if the scroll and teeth were both tapered to support engagement and provide stability. That's very hard to match fit. Nice little chuck for $20 in the latest flyer. I bought two and am happy. Not ecstatic, but very happy to find it fits my One. They sell a copy of the One for as low as $99. I think with an R8 to MT2 adapter this would go on the Super Shop for tiny jobs. Yours, Doug Goncz (at aol dot com) Replikon Research, Seven Corners, VA 1100 original posts at: http://groups.google.com/groups?as_e...uthors=dgoncz@ |
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Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck
So, do you think it might make a useable tailstock chuck for a larger lathe?
Paul I don't know, Paul. I've never executed a tailstock chuck operation. Can you tell me more about those operations? I only know what I've done. I have Advanced Machine Tool Operation and don't recall seeing it there. I have no other printed resource. Yours, Doug Goncz (at aol dot com) Replikon Research, Seven Corners, VA 1100 original posts at: http://groups.google.com/groups?as_e...uthors=dgoncz@ |
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Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck
Is the back of the MT2 adapter drilled and tapped for a draw bar? If
so what thread is it? If not is the material soft enough to make this easy? Regards Bob 1) I don't think so. But then, no tang either. 2) N/A 3) I think so. The adapters are in a different drawer from the chucks. I can test file it and let you know. Yours, Doug Goncz (at aol dot com) Replikon Research, Seven Corners, VA 1100 original posts at: http://groups.google.com/groups?as_e...uthors=dgoncz@ |
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Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck
04486-1HBC $19.99 3/4" MT-2 style tapered shank Three reverse stepped jaws Precision machined chuck and jaws Durable steel construction 2 1/32" outside diameter; Chuck marking: 1, 2, 3; Comes with two chuck keys Those are pin keys, there. Yours, Doug Goncz (at aol dot com) Replikon Research, Seven Corners, VA 1100 original posts at: http://groups.google.com/groups?as_e...uthors=dgoncz@ |
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Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck
The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One
at any rate) Actually the male thread of the MT 2 adapter fits my Unimat chuck. I doubt that the chuck centering boss designed in to the One is present. I'll look more closely some day. East Coast Hobbies, I think it is for the One, accessories, and parts. HF for the cheaper One. Yours, Doug Goncz (at aol dot com) Replikon Research, Seven Corners, VA 1100 original posts at: http://groups.google.com/groups?as_e...uthors=dgoncz@ |
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( Doug Goncz ) wrote in message ...
The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One at any rate) Actually the male thread of the MT 2 adapter fits my Unimat chuck. I doubt that the chuck centering boss designed in to the One is present. I'll look more closely some day. East Coast Hobbies, I think it is for the One, accessories, and parts. HF for the cheaper One. Yours, Doug Goncz (at aol dot com) Replikon Research, Seven Corners, VA Went to Harborfreight.com and looked for the chuck. Not there. Then I entered into a "buy" page the part number you quoted, and up it came. The same chuck is listed in Harborfreight.com with a slightly different part number (not reflecting the reduced-sale price). For 20 bucks, I bought one, sight unseen, on the speculation that I will like it. Haven't gotten it yet, but my Unimat chuck is worn too much to be accurate anymore. Brownnsharp 1100 original posts at: http://groups.google.com/groups?as_e...uthors=dgoncz@ |
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Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck
Are you sayiing that there is a female 12 x 1 thread on the back of
the chuck that I saw at: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=4486 Mike in BC (desparately seeking a 3 jaw for my Unimat) On 16 Nov 2003 19:33:16 -0800, (brownnsharp) wrote: ( Doug Goncz ) wrote in message ... The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One at any rate) Actually the male thread of the MT 2 adapter fits my Unimat chuck. I doubt that the chuck centering boss designed in to the One is present. I'll look more closely some day. East Coast Hobbies, I think it is for the One, accessories, and parts. HF for the cheaper One. |
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Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck
Are you sayiing that there is a female 12 x 1 thread on the back of the chuck that I saw at ... Yes. A perfect fit for the headstock, tailstock or milling attachment of the DB200 or SL1000 Unimat. The "register" of the chuck is a perfect match for the above-mentioned Unis. The actuators are very nice, too. Hardened steel with knurled handles. The included #2 MT arbor is easily removable, and allows for Uni workholding accessories to be used on larger machines. A pretty good deal for under thirty bucks. Too bad it isn't a 3" chuck. |
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Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck
I still haven't seen a quality report for the HF chuck. Anyone want to
volunteer? How rough are the internals (does it operate smoothly)? Is workholding consistent (how bad is TIR at various diameters)? Is there enough "meat" on the chuck body for me to put 3/4 16 threads in there? Inquiring minds want to know Thanks "Peter H." wrote in message ... Are you sayiing that there is a female 12 x 1 thread on the back of the chuck that I saw at ... Yes. A perfect fit for the headstock, tailstock or milling attachment of the DB200 or SL1000 Unimat. The "register" of the chuck is a perfect match for the above-mentioned Unis. The actuators are very nice, too. Hardened steel with knurled handles. The included #2 MT arbor is easily removable, and allows for Uni workholding accessories to be used on larger machines. A pretty good deal for under thirty bucks. Too bad it isn't a 3" chuck. |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous
charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? Do you have friends in the US who accept then send on by USPS? An enquiring mind would love to know, as I'm looking at this chuck. Mike in northcentral BC On 16 Nov 2003 19:33:16 -0800, (brownnsharp) wrote: ( Doug Goncz ) wrote in message ... The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
Michael Gray asked:
Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? I live close to the border, and have these folks http://www.pointrobertsusa.com/tsbshipping/ receive it for me, and then I pay the taxes etc. myself when I bring it across. Harry |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:58:27 GMT, "Dirty Harry"
wrote: Michael Gray asked: Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? I live close to the border, and have these folks http://www.pointrobertsusa.com/tsbshipping/ receive it for me, and then I pay the taxes etc. myself when I bring it across. Me too. I live in the south Okanagan and use a receiving service in Oroville WA |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
"John Ings" wrote in message ... On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:58:27 GMT, "Dirty Harry" wrote: Michael Gray asked: Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? I live close to the border, and have these folks http://www.pointrobertsusa.com/tsbshipping/ receive it for me, and then I pay the taxes etc. myself when I bring it across. Me too. I live in the south Okanagan and use a receiving service in Oroville WA When I see 'shipping by UPS and there is no alternate method offered I lose interest real quick. UPS brokerage charges are ridiculous! Ken (normally in Northern BC but currently enjoying an endless summer in Honduras) |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:57:24 GMT, "Ken Davey"
wrote: Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? I live close to the border, and have these folks http://www.pointrobertsusa.com/tsbshipping/ receive it for me, and then I pay the taxes etc. myself when I bring it across. Me too. I live in the south Okanagan and use a receiving service in Oroville WA When I see 'shipping by UPS and there is no alternate method offered I lose interest real quick. UPS brokerage charges are ridiculous! Ken (normally in Northern BC but currently enjoying an endless summer in Honduras) It's really infuriating if the item is a CD containing a free upgrade to a piece of application software and the only shipping option to Canada is "UPS International". A CD can be mailed in the US for very little, but that UPS International charge can cost you more than the cost of the original software the upgrade is for! Fortunately I have now moved to within a 15 minute drive of a US postal station. Now if it only took less than half an hour to get through the border crossing... |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
Sigh..... The $65US Tube notcher I got From HF cost me CDN$105 over
and above the cost of the item for "Delivery and Brokerage Charges" I have asked them to ship USPS but no luck so far. When I buy from eBay I will specify USPS only and it cost me very little and have, to date, not had a problem. FedEx is also way better. I'm in Toronto FWIW Best of Luck Tom Michael Gray wrote in message . .. Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? Do you have friends in the US who accept then send on by USPS? An enquiring mind would love to know, as I'm looking at this chuck. Mike in northcentral BC On 16 Nov 2003 19:33:16 -0800, (brownnsharp) wrote: ( Doug Goncz ) wrote in message ... The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
UPS SUCKS!!
I try to never ever use them anymore. I haven't seen a UPS charge beat FedEx in over a year. Not one. Grant Erwin surftom wrote: Sigh..... The $65US Tube notcher I got From HF cost me CDN$105 over and above the cost of the item for "Delivery and Brokerage Charges" I have asked them to ship USPS but no luck so far. When I buy from eBay I will specify USPS only and it cost me very little and have, to date, not had a problem. FedEx is also way better. I'm in Toronto FWIW Best of Luck Tom Michael Gray wrote in message . .. Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? Do you have friends in the US who accept then send on by USPS? An enquiring mind would love to know, as I'm looking at this chuck. Mike in northcentral BC On 16 Nov 2003 19:33:16 -0800, (brownnsharp) wrote: ( Doug Goncz ) wrote in message ... The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
Michael Gray wrote:
Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? Do you have friends in the US who accept then send on by USPS? An enquiring mind would love to know, as I'm looking at this chuck. Mike in northcentral BC I have a friend in California that sent me a couple. I had HF drop ship them to him, then he repackaged them and shipped to me. If I'd have know there was any more interest in them, I'd have "imported" a dozen or so. I got mine a week ago, so I just missed this thread about other Canuckle Heads looking for mini-chucks. They seem like good value for what they cost. Allan in Calgary |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
Thanks Harry, have emailed them to see what service they can offer me.
Mike On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:58:27 GMT, "Dirty Harry" wrote: Michael Gray asked: Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? I live close to the border, and have these folks http://www.pointrobertsusa.com/tsbshipping/ receive it for me, and then I pay the taxes etc. myself when I bring it across. Harry |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
John Ings wrote:
Me too. I live in the south Okanagan and use a receiving service in Oroville WA Where? I'm in OK Falls. Ted |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
John Ings wrote:
Me too. I live in the south Okanagan and use a receiving service in Oroville WA Where? I'm in OK Falls. Betta's Services Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I knew about Betta's, used them several times. I was wondering where you are. Gotta post this since I don't have an e-mail address for you. Ted |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
"Michael Gray" wrote in message ... Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? Do you have friends in the US who accept then send on by USPS? An enquiring mind would love to know, as I'm looking at this chuck. Mike in northcentral BC On 16 Nov 2003 19:33:16 -0800, (brownnsharp) wrote: ( Doug Goncz ) wrote in message ... The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One I gave up and stick with Canadian suppliers whenever possible. In order of my liking: www.busybeetools.com www.KMStools.com www.houseoftools.com www.princessauto.com even www.leevalleytools.com once in a while (good books anyway) Either that, or I beg the US store to ship USPS. At least Canada Post only charges $5... + tax. It's amazing what a pitiful email can accomplish with smaller companies The only other option is to buy sooo much that the brokerage fees are insignificant. If you do that - CLEARLY state: NO Backorders! You don't want to get burned by fees twice. But yeah, it really sucks when you want one small part that looks really great, that only costs $15, and you can't get anywhere else... I stopped looking at the HF website a while back... it's just too depressing. Maybe what we really need is a reverse E-Bay auction: "How much will you charge me to drive to HF, buy the damn thing, and ship it to me USPS?" Hmmm, you know, I bet that would work... Some enterprising person living next door to HF (and maybe close to a postal station might be able to set up a tidy little low-volume business. Receive an email, post an E-bay sale-type auction (to get all that Paypal protection stuff), and wait for the person to do the bid before going to the store and getting the product. For what HF would charge for sending by UPS, I expect someone could make a profit sending it by USPS, at least for the small stuff... David... |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
Nice list of vendors. I've used Princess Auto and Lee Valley a few times,
but hadn't known about the others. Biggest hole in your methodology is the HF stores don't have nearly the inventory as shown online or in the catalogs. Not even. On the other hand, prices in the stores are often LOWER because they don't have to provide "free shipping". Example is their Russian 110 pound cast steel anvil which is advertised for a sale price of $99US but which you can often get in their stores for $69US. Another solution is to make friends in the US and trade favors! Grant Erwin Kirkland, Washington 2 hours south of BC FixerDave wrote: I gave up and stick with Canadian suppliers whenever possible. In order of my liking: www.busybeetools.com www.KMStools.com www.houseoftools.com www.princessauto.com even www.leevalleytools.com once in a while (good books anyway) Maybe what we really need is a reverse E-Bay auction: "How much will you charge me to drive to HF, buy the damn thing, and ship it to me USPS?" Hmmm, you know, I bet that would work... Some enterprising person living next door to HF (and maybe close to a postal station might be able to set up a tidy little low-volume business. Receive an email, post an E-bay sale-type auction (to get all that Paypal protection stuff), and wait for the person to do the bid before going to the store and getting the product. For what HF would charge for sending by UPS, I expect someone could make a profit sending it by USPS, at least for the small stuff... David... |
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Michael Gray wrote in message . ..
Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? It's a different answer than what you're asking for, but when I was in Canada I found that Busy Bee Tools sold just about everything that HF had. It was almost a "Harbor Freight North". Some differences in policies and other details but the products (and the product defects!) were nearly identical. Tim. |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
Dave
KBC tools and Travers Tools both have operations here in Canada and will ship within Canada, so you don't have to bother with customs or brokerage fees. http://www.kbctools.com/canada/home.cfm https://www.travers.com/ FixerDave wrote: "Michael Gray" wrote in message ... Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? Do you have friends in the US who accept then send on by USPS? An enquiring mind would love to know, as I'm looking at this chuck. Mike in northcentral BC On 16 Nov 2003 19:33:16 -0800, (brownnsharp) wrote: ( Doug Goncz ) wrote in message ... The HF two inch three jaw lathe chuck is threaded M12x1 (fits my Unimat One I gave up and stick with Canadian suppliers whenever possible. In order of my liking: www.busybeetools.com www.KMStools.com www.houseoftools.com www.princessauto.com even www.leevalleytools.com once in a while (good books anyway) Either that, or I beg the US store to ship USPS. At least Canada Post only charges $5... + tax. It's amazing what a pitiful email can accomplish with smaller companies The only other option is to buy sooo much that the brokerage fees are insignificant. If you do that - CLEARLY state: NO Backorders! You don't want to get burned by fees twice. But yeah, it really sucks when you want one small part that looks really great, that only costs $15, and you can't get anywhere else... I stopped looking at the HF website a while back... it's just too depressing. Maybe what we really need is a reverse E-Bay auction: "How much will you charge me to drive to HF, buy the damn thing, and ship it to me USPS?" Hmmm, you know, I bet that would work... Some enterprising person living next door to HF (and maybe close to a postal station might be able to set up a tidy little low-volume business. Receive an email, post an E-bay sale-type auction (to get all that Paypal protection stuff), and wait for the person to do the bid before going to the store and getting the product. For what HF would charge for sending by UPS, I expect someone could make a profit sending it by USPS, at least for the small stuff... David... -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- James P Crombie Summerside Machinist Prince Edward Island Amateur Astronomer Canada 3D Designer Astronomy webpage http://www.jamescrombie.com Rhinoceros 3D webpage http://www.jamescrombie.com/rhino/ Mirror Grinder page http://www.jamescrombie.com/pics/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
I have heard that the owner of BusyBee are related to the people that
run Grizzly tools, Tim Shoppa wrote: Michael Gray wrote in message . .. Ok guys, so how DO you get stuff from HF without paying the ridiculous charges for Customs brokerage to UPS? It's a different answer than what you're asking for, but when I was in Canada I found that Busy Bee Tools sold just about everything that HF had. It was almost a "Harbor Freight North". Some differences in policies and other details but the products (and the product defects!) were nearly identical. Tim. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- James P Crombie Summerside Machinist Prince Edward Island Amateur Astronomer Canada 3D Designer Astronomy webpage http://www.jamescrombie.com Rhinoceros 3D webpage http://www.jamescrombie.com/rhino/ Mirror Grinder page http://www.jamescrombie.com/pics/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:36:29 -0400, the renowned James P Crombie
wrote: I have heard that the owner of BusyBee are related to the people that run Grizzly tools, Owner of Grizzly: Shiraz Balolia Owner of Busy Bee: Nargis Balolia I believe they are ethnic Indians who emigrated from Africa (Kenya). The situation of ethnic Indians in Africa is roughly comparable to that of Jews in early 20th century Europe or Chinese in SE Asia in the last half century. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com |
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How do Cdns buy from HF? was "Nice HF 2" three jaw chuck"
"James P Crombie" wrote in message ... Dave KBC tools and Travers Tools both have operations here in Canada and will ship within Canada, so you don't have to bother with customs or brokerage fees. http://www.kbctools.com/canada/home.cfm https://www.travers.com/ much snipped Wow, thanks... both look really good: there goes my next paycheque You know, I spent hours one night searching the web for Canadian tool suppliers. I came up with Princess Auto... (I already knew about BusyBee and KMS) Neither of the above two came up... and they're what I was looking for. Tomorrow, I'm booked into an advanced Internet search course put on by the librarians at the college where I work. I guess I need it. David... |
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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 04:52:00 GMT, Spehro Pefhany
wrote: On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:36:29 -0400, the renowned James P Crombie wrote: I have heard that the owner of BusyBee are related to the people that run Grizzly tools, Owner of Grizzly: Shiraz Balolia Owner of Busy Bee: Nargis Balolia I believe they are ethnic Indians who emigrated from Africa (Kenya). The situation of ethnic Indians in Africa is roughly comparable to that of Jews in early 20th century Europe or Chinese in SE Asia in the last half century. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany An aquaintance of mine is an ethnic Indian, born and raised in Uganda, until Big DaDa went nutzoid. The family emmigrated to the US in 1972..suddenly and in the dark of night, leaving everything except what they could put in suitcases, behind. An interview with another Indian whom escaped Uganda http://www.teenink.com/Past/1998/9979.html Gunner "The British attitude is to treat society like a game preserve where a certain percentage of the 'antelope' are expected to be eaten by the "lions". Christopher Morton |
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