beckerkumm
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- Joined
- Aug 5, 2014
- Location
- Wisconsin Rapids WI
I wanted some two piece jaws for my older Bison 6" chuck. The price of new is very high ( almost cheaper to buy a new chuck ) but i found a used chuck with jaws that look to never have been removed and cleaned up like new. The price I paid was cheap as i only wanted the jaws and the seller didn't know much about the chuck. When I cleaned up the chuck it turned out to be an old FPU Bison 3205 standard duty chuck but it looks to be almost unused. The long story here is to ask if that chuck is worth spending for a D1-4 back plate and if so, is there a good alternative to Bison. If the chuck were a steel 3505 I believe the condition would warrant a Bison back plate. I'm not sure the cast iron 3205 is worth a $300 back plate but want others advice. Dave