Dan Andrews
12-05-2011, 7:03 PM
I just bought an H.O. White brace 6" throw, 10-1/2" long with a spring latch chuck. I have only 4 bits with the notch in the tapered square tang that these braces require. Unfortunately the bits do not appear have the notch in the correct place for this brace.
I checked the archived forums and all I found was addressing wooden braces. The answer for them was that each brace manufacture had it own placement for the notch so they are not interchangable.
All 4 of my bits are the same. Their notches line up with the catch in the brace well before they are inserted far enough into the chuck to be seated snugly into the sqare of the chuck. In other words, my bits have the notch too near the small end of the tang, or the tangs are not fat enough to seat before the notch is past the catch of the chuck.
So, finaly, my questions are: In the era of the all iron brace with the spring latch chuck was the placement of the notch and catch standardized yet? I am not a brace expert, but I would estimate the manufacture of my brace to be 1860--1880 roughly.
Do I have bits made for a wooden brace?
Is my brace U.S.A. made?
I checked the archived forums and all I found was addressing wooden braces. The answer for them was that each brace manufacture had it own placement for the notch so they are not interchangable.
All 4 of my bits are the same. Their notches line up with the catch in the brace well before they are inserted far enough into the chuck to be seated snugly into the sqare of the chuck. In other words, my bits have the notch too near the small end of the tang, or the tangs are not fat enough to seat before the notch is past the catch of the chuck.
So, finaly, my questions are: In the era of the all iron brace with the spring latch chuck was the placement of the notch and catch standardized yet? I am not a brace expert, but I would estimate the manufacture of my brace to be 1860--1880 roughly.
Do I have bits made for a wooden brace?
Is my brace U.S.A. made?