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|    Snag to Bob La Londe    |
|    Re: yardsalin' again    |
|    06 Sep 24 18:10:29    |
      From: Snag_one@msn.com              On 9/6/2024 4:41 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:       > On 9/6/2024 1:19 PM, Snag wrote:       >> On 9/6/2024 2:44 PM, Snag wrote:       >>> This time the Big Score is a 3 inch 3 jaw chuck on a 5c collet       >>> back plate with 3 sets of jaw (all fit) for the princely sum of 10       >>> bucks . A piece of material for a 1 1/2-8 back plate will probably       >>> cost more than the chuck . Also got a couple of open/reversible       >>> ratchet shorty wrenches for a buck each .       >>       >> As expected , a piece of 1045 jut the right size set me back $17.50       >> . A fully machined back plate would be over 50 bucks ...       >       > You have a back plate that fits into a 5C spindle? I have a lathe with       > a 5C native spindle. Maybe we could horse trade... if I had a horse.       >       >       >               I don't really need a horse anyway ... but then I don't really need       this back plate either . The threads on the outside are a little banged       up , nothing a tricorner needle file won't clean up . I can't think of       anything offhand that I need or want ...       --       Snag       Voting for Kamabla after Biden       is like changing your shirt because       you shit your pants .              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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