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Hello everyone. I'm looking to upgrade my chuck on my Smithy 1220LTD to an 8". The problem is: I prefer an 8" 3-jaw self-centering (scroll?) chuck vs a 4-jaw independent, since I don'd need the extra accuracy. Smithy only sells the 4-jaw indep. Aftermarket 8" chuck vendors are asking me about the spindle type and what adpater is needed for an 8" chuck, and I can't get an answer from Smithy because they say a self-centering 8" chuck is much heavier than a 4-jaw indep. How much truth is there to that? Am I really stuck with having to get their 4-jaw indep chuck? If I missed any important info, it is not on purpose, by all means ask away.