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Posted by on October 6, 2006, 6:13 am
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jontom_1uk@hotmail.com wrote:
> Peter Neill wrote:
> > I need a new small 3-jaw chuck for the Myford. The inside jaws on my
> > Pratt 4" are fairly well worn and have been reground once, and I don't
> > fancy taking out a mortgage for a new set.
> >
> > I've found both a TOS & a Toolmex in the 4"/100mm to suit, both very
> > reasonably priced - is there anything to choose between these? Anyone
> > have a preference?
> >
> > Peter
>
> Peter hi, I can't really help with your either/or predicament as I have
> had both and found them excellent. I bought and used a 4" Toolmex on my
> Speed 10 for about 10 years and I thought it was first class. The only
> mistake I made was I let it go with the lathe when I sold it and
> retained a Pratt Bernerd that came with the new lathe, the Toolmex was
> better. I found it repeatable and accurate for a three jaw (none of
> this 2/10 of a gnats *ss stuff but very good). It might have been
> different model chucks of course but it appeared a little lighter build
> than my 4" TOS but didn't seem to suffer from that at all. I still have
> a 6" Bison which someone told me was an american market Toolmex and
> again that is a first class three jaw.
>
> I had a 4" TOS on my 918 lathe for the same sort of period and it too
> was extremely good. Possibly not quite so accurate as the Toolmex but
> it was older and had more use. I found it repeatable and as accurate as
> any of my more expensive Pratt Bernerd chucks. Again I made the mistake
> of letting it go with the lathe when I should have kept it. I also have
> a TOS on my rapid indexer and it is an excellent chuck.
>
> I would happily recommend either and will buy either again for myself
> when necessary. From a purely personal viewpoint if faced with both at
> a similar price I would go for the Toolmex as the one I had was
> superbly finished and was as good after 10 years when I sold it as it
> was when I bought it.
>
> Best regards
>
> Keith
Peter, bad form replying to my own I know but I forgot to ask where you
have found 4" Toolmex at that sort of price? I can find plenty of
places that sell TOS but seem to have missed those offering Toolmex.
I'm still looking for a birthday present and may well be tempted.
Regards
Keith
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>Pratt 4" are fairly well worn and have been reground once, and I don't
>fancy taking out a mortgage for a new set.
>
>I've found both a TOS & a Toolmex in the 4"/100mm to suit, both very
>reasonably priced - is there anything to choose between these? Anyone
>have a preference?
>