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Hi Greg, Agreed, but the advantage of turning the jaws, as compared to grinding them, is that the swarf is much less hazardous to the mechanism, so cleaning afterwards is not essential. Well, no more essential than, say, a normal through boring job. If any of you bother to strip after every...

Hi John, Agreed, but all things being equal though, I would rather have a true chuck and loose the ability to hold very small items, which I would normally use a collet to hold anyway. In my case I only took off about 4-5 thou, so width not greatly enlarged. As for the curve left, as I used a 1...

Hi Guys, Even hard jaws can be turned, with the right tips of course. Just recently I finally got around to taking out the bell mouthing of my Colchester 3 jaw chuck. The procedure I followed was 1, tighten a thick washer as far into the jaws as possible, remembering to tighten using the "prime"...

Just add the the n4zou's words, if there is no other marking the chuck key hole nearest the makers label is usually the "prime" keyhole. Ned

Hi Guys, For those of you who don't have or cant afford to buy an Aciera, (that's me on both accounts but if the lottery is friendly....), here are a few videos that might make you want one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-PPh8KFjMM&feature=channel...

Aw shucks, now I'm embarrassed. :D Ned

Hi David, I bow, Sir, to your greater knowledge. Ned

Hi Niels, Did I not mention sometime ago about using solid carbide in a Tangential holder to turn down the case hardening of gearbox shafts? I know I did somewhere. scratch.gif It's amazing what "old fashioned" techniques can still do in a modern world, well done. Ned

Hi David, I'm no Saddler but are they not meant for embossing leather belts etc. Ned

Mike's 5/10, but Vic's get 9/10. Anybody else going to vote? ;) Ned

If I can add one little bit, once hardened silver steel should be annealed before rehardening this is to prevent cracking from occurring. Ned

Hi Guys, There should be little or no risk of the chuck unscrewing itself, unless there is a violent change of direction. The chuck will not unscrew because of any running load as there is none from the tool whilst in reverse. Ned

Hi Niels, Slightly less top rake helps too. I shall try your faceted grind, although we are starting to get away from a tangential tool's main advantage, ease of sharpening. Ned

Hi Niels, I was given a stick of solid carbide by a friend at SMEE to use in my Tangential tool. It works fine but does need a noticeable radius at the working corner to prevent chipping it. He, the friend, uses his to turn the case hardening off gearbox shafts so that new inner tracks can be...

Don't just read about it, get on and build one. They come highly recommended! :bow: Ned

Hi Guys, With all these product liability court cases, why don't the victims (the company being sued) get better lawyers and defend the defend-able and not give into the chancers who think that it is their time to win the lottery. Isn't it a shame that suing lawyers will act on a no win no fee...

Hi Rich, Don't be afraid to go into the functions and change some settings. Although come to think of it you must have gone there to activate the remote switch box. The default 6 seconds sounds a bit long, try 1.5-2 seconds for both ramp up and ramp down as it saves a lot of time if you are...

Hi Guys, The clever chaps learn from their mistakes, the really intelligent ones learn from other chap's mistakes. That way it's also cheaper! ;) Ned

Hi Stan, Boiled carrot colour, then quench in oil or water, hardness not is not that critical. All you want is for them to be harder than the material you are filing. There should be no need for tempering, unless you are over zealous in your clamping arrangements. ;) They should not damage the...

Hi Guys, I suppose it depends how you use your vice. I use mine for repetition jobs, so I don't need to remove the pin till the next operation comes along. Even then it is no great problem to thread the pin in, all it needs is a taper on one end. I still think the advantages of a long pin...