If you go and look around the KBCtools website you should be able to find a very nice little three jaw chuck that is small enough to fit on a CAT40 toolholder; they come with a 5C shank but are bolted to a flange so it would be a simple matter to make an adapter. Cost is around $280.00 I think and includes two sets of jaws for ID and OD clamping. For doing semi-production work I think it would be feasible to have two chucks; one with a part in the machine being processed the other being reloaded.
And a thought cam to mind: How would you cut a thread using a mill as a lathe?
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Last edited by Geof; 01-25-2008 at 10:23 AM.
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