Dropped it and you can see the damage. Need to replace that one piece—accessory mounting jaws—since it got bent and the screw broke but I can’t figure out how to remove it . . .
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Butter fingers—damaged my Axminster chuck
- Thread starter Alan Weinberg
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Ouch!
Those are the jaws. You probably need to replace all 4. Axminster might recommend just replacing the damaged one.
Sometimes they are numbered or have dots. Each jaw is threaded differently on the bottom so the meet in the middle when they are in the right order. Here is a view from the vicmark manual
you don’t need to get the broken screw out as it is in the damaged jaw you need to replace.
Open the chuck all the way and the jaws should come out one at a time as you continue opening the chuck.
You might number them if they aren’t marked. Makes reassembly faster if you put them on the scroll in order.
Looks like you need to remove the safe screw.
Be sure the threads on the scroll are ok.
Those are the jaws. You probably need to replace all 4. Axminster might recommend just replacing the damaged one.
Sometimes they are numbered or have dots. Each jaw is threaded differently on the bottom so the meet in the middle when they are in the right order. Here is a view from the vicmark manual
you don’t need to get the broken screw out as it is in the damaged jaw you need to replace.
Open the chuck all the way and the jaws should come out one at a time as you continue opening the chuck.
You might number them if they aren’t marked. Makes reassembly faster if you put them on the scroll in order.
Looks like you need to remove the safe screw.
Be sure the threads on the scroll are ok.
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Threads are good. It’s the number 2 that needs replacement so no need to get the broken screw out since that mounting jaw, once removed, will be replaced. Thanks.
Get the safety screw out and should be an easy fix.
You didn’t eat Junior Mints during surgery did you, butter fingers
??
You didn’t eat Junior Mints during surgery did you, butter fingers
??
Likely you will need to buy all 4 jaws as I have never seen Axminster sell just one, but you could contact them. Hockenbery makes a good point about checking the scroll. Once the jaws are out rotate and look at the scroll for any damage.
No but while I was on a renal transplant service, the attending dropped the donor kidney on the floor. Soaked it in antibiotics and implanted it, no issue.Get the safety screw out and should be an easy fix.
You didn’t eat Junior Mints during surgery did you, butter fingers
Success!
Did you buy that chuck new or used?
Reason I was asking, I was wondering how old it was and if I needed to take mine apart and give them a cleaning.
Reason I was asking, I was wondering how old it was and if I needed to take mine apart and give them a cleaning.