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Since I bought the 16" Victor I've been thinking about getting a 12" 4-jaw chuck to take advantage of the larger swing. I saw one on eBay that was local pickup, and realized it's a place I stop in from time to time because they've got oddball racks and bins of stuff they've bought in bulk. I've actually gotten some good deals there. They had the best offer option on the chuck so I made a lowball $175 off and they accepted. This is a new TMX chuck that was sealed in the factory crate, with bolts, lifting eye, key, manual, etc. I figured at that price I couldn't go wrong. It actually looks pretty nice and the jaws are tight, but move smoothly.
When I was waiting for the guy to get the chuck from the back room I wandered around and looked at their rack of closeout, miscellaneous stuff and almost fell over! They had five follow rests that were NOS (shelf/paint wear) and the largest is close to what I need for the Victor. The bolt spacing is too small, but the center height is exact...like perfectly exact. I'm going to have to fabricate some hold downs that go into the holes in the base and then bolt to the apron, but I don't think that'll be too much of a challenge. There wasn't a price on it, so I said "what do you want for this?" and the guy thought for a second, said "I'll make you the deal of the week...$40!"......sold baby! He said they used to sell lathes and there was a shipment that showed up without the followers but by the time the followers showed up the lathes had all sold. I honestly feel like going back and buying the others and flipping them on eBay at a fair price since they're buried on the back shelf where they aren't likely to get noticed.
When I was waiting for the guy to get the chuck from the back room I wandered around and looked at their rack of closeout, miscellaneous stuff and almost fell over! They had five follow rests that were NOS (shelf/paint wear) and the largest is close to what I need for the Victor. The bolt spacing is too small, but the center height is exact...like perfectly exact. I'm going to have to fabricate some hold downs that go into the holes in the base and then bolt to the apron, but I don't think that'll be too much of a challenge. There wasn't a price on it, so I said "what do you want for this?" and the guy thought for a second, said "I'll make you the deal of the week...$40!"......sold baby! He said they used to sell lathes and there was a shipment that showed up without the followers but by the time the followers showed up the lathes had all sold. I honestly feel like going back and buying the others and flipping them on eBay at a fair price since they're buried on the back shelf where they aren't likely to get noticed.
