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horologist wrote:Tim,
This is true to a point. Chucks are made so that they can be fitted to a variety of tapers, etc., the quality of the chuck and the mount will determine how true the assembly is. The Albrecht chuck mounted on a 1/2" rod is designed to be used in a collet and should have very little run out.

The 1/2 router arbor for the Shopsmith is designed to hold router bits with a 1/2" shank. My dad has one on his machine and I have found it to be made to an acceptable degree of precision. The combination would probably have less error than the existing error in the quill bearings.

Having Albrecht or a similar manufacturer make a run of Shopsmith specific chucks would be sufficiently expensive that I doubt any of us would even consider the purchase. It would probably be cheaper to buy a milling machine. A chuck made by a lesser manufacturer would also likely have more error than the above combination.

Just a thought...

Troy

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