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Clive Brown 107/12/2020 13:22:19
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I recently bought an Asian import 3-jaw from Chronos. It's appeal was that it was front fixing for my rotary table and it was cheap. I don't know the make. As received, it was extraordinarily stiff to operate and changing the jaws was a nightmare. This has now been greatly improved by relieving the jaw slideways in the body by using a very fine file and the chuck now has a good "feel". It is surprisingly accurate, at least as good as the 2 PB chucks I have. An unexpected, irritating feature however is that it has only one key position, rather than the usual 3, a cost reducing measure no doubt, but on the whole I see my purchase as very good value.

old mart07/12/2020 15:33:51
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Get a 125mm Vertex, they have better quality control than some others, and are much cheaper than Bison or PB.

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