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There is no reason to "hate" a 4 jaw chuck. It is just another device to use when you need it. And,in the final analysis,it is more useful than a 3 jaw. When I first got one of my early lathes,I had no 4 jaw. One of my first jobs was to bore and thread(with Acme thread,single point),a bronze nut for a guy's cross slide. The hole was off center,as is usual. I had to futz around a while till I got the nut off center with the 3 jaw by experimenting till I got it where I wanted it. No trouble had I a 4 jaw.
The customer was an idiot any way. I found out later,he told another guy I had had a hard time doing the job. That made me look bad. I can do without some people. He was too stupid to realize that I needed a 4 jaw for the job,which would have been no trouble.
The customer was an idiot any way. I found out later,he told another guy I had had a hard time doing the job. That made me look bad. I can do without some people. He was too stupid to realize that I needed a 4 jaw for the job,which would have been no trouble.