Does anyone know if the Big Bite can only be used in OneWay chucks, or can it fit into any 4 jaw chuck? Thanks.
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OneWay Big Bite Spur
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My experience is if you can get it seated into your chuck it should work. Its not a precision tool, especially if the tab sits loose in the centerhole of your chuck but you can adjust that as needed.
I use it in Oneway chucks, but as long as the space at the center of the four jaws is wide enough to accommodate the tang when the jaws are about 1/8" from closed it will work fine.
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I use it on Nova chucks and it works for me.
Thanks for the replies. I'll give it a go.
I welded some (whatever thickness, can't remember) slats on the thin end of the mount side to fit into a Vicmarc chuck, works great for it now because I have a positive register on at least one side to center the spur into the chuck which enables a center for the point.