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Speed Handle Chuck Key For Bison 5c Collet Chuck
- Thread starter mksj
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OK, so its NOT elegant, but I was going to throw the cheap old hand drill in the trash when I got a new Bosch pair.
The batteries on this old thing aren't good enough to last through most of my normal jobs whereas the Bosch's will run for days
of use without recharging. At first I was just going to try using it for my 5C chuck which takes forever to switch collets in by hand
and was so impressed with how it worked that now it just permanently resides right next to (or on top of) my lathe. It works great
for my 3-jaw and 4-jaw chucks as well. I have the clutch set for rather low torque so it only spins the chuck adjuster to very slightly
snug where I finish of the job with the old T-handle. The variable speed trigger and reverse switch make it the cats meow to use.
Not
The batteries on this old thing aren't good enough to last through most of my normal jobs whereas the Bosch's will run for days
of use without recharging. At first I was just going to try using it for my 5C chuck which takes forever to switch collets in by hand
and was so impressed with how it worked that now it just permanently resides right next to (or on top of) my lathe. It works great
for my 3-jaw and 4-jaw chucks as well. I have the clutch set for rather low torque so it only spins the chuck adjuster to very slightly
snug where I finish of the job with the old T-handle. The variable speed trigger and reverse switch make it the cats meow to use.
Not