Lee, I think you got a bad one and need a return label.
Bob
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Lee, I think you got a bad one and need a return label.
Bob
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Lee I think Corey Hallagan got a bad one his first order. He sent it back and got another one that I think is ok. You might PM him and find out what he did.
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Much of my shop came from Grizzly. I have had to return a few items and get tech support on some other things. My experience is that in the first year (their warranty) and with the receipt (their stated policy), nothing stands in the way of them giving first-rate service to the customer and with a smile. I had to return a defective chuck. Before giving me the replacement it was actually placed on a lathe and checked out. Can't ask for better than that. After that year, you pay for the call to tech support and they give free advice but will SELL you needed fix-it parts.Originally Posted by Curt Fuller
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Talked to Grizzly this morning: they agree this one is a lemon and are replacing it. Tech support guy was very surprised at the amount of oil/grease still on the chuck and completely mystified about the lack of jaw index numbers. New one will get sent out later today (with a note on the order to clean and inspect it first) and they'll refund me for the old chuck and all the extra shipping when they get it back (that was my choice, to speed things up a bit).
So far, so good...stay tuned.
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"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
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That is great to hear.
I've not used my a whole bunch, yet, but is for what I've done, I sure like it!
Cheers!
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Yeah. Upon closer inspection (not like I can do anything useful with it), root cause is mismachining on one of the inner jaws: the groove the outer jaw registers on has a step on the inner edge...way too wide at the top, way too narrow at the bottom. I could probably live with it: this chuck was intended to have a set of my homemade flat jaws permanently attached. But I'd just as soon have a good one underneath in case I want to use it for something else.
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.
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I also ordered one of these a while back. It had a lot - I mean A LOT of wobble (body face not perpendicular to the centerline of the bore). They accepted the return without question & sent me a new one, although it took a few weeks. The second one is nearly dead-on straight. The jaws are a bit sloppy, but it works ok for small pieces. I use it for rounding out a bunch of blanks where the stock isn't in the jaws for more than a few minutes, and the rotation is slower. I switch to another chuck for finish turning.
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