Found a decent price on a Pexto brace with a Samson chuck. People say they are useful around the shop. Keith Fenner uses one for countersinking/deburring.
Question: what should I get to go with it?
I don't think a countersink made for a mill or drill press is quite right for a brace.
Stuff to go With Brace?
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Stuff to go With Brace?
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Re: Stuff to go With Brace?
I bought a patternmaker's tool box, it had a Pexto in it.
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Re: Stuff to go With Brace?
I have read that Samson chucks will hold round tools. Guess I will find out.
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Re: Stuff to go With Brace?
I've got a few old school braces from yard sales, mostly mounted with counter-sink and deburr tools of various sizes. Couple of bucks each, maybe $5 at the most for any of them. I'm just using the OEM chucks provided, and appreciate their utility quite a lot.
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Re: Stuff to go With Brace?
Most 'newer' (ca 1950's) braces will hold round bits just fine. I like Miller's Falls, and have... um, well... just a "few" of them. My favorite is an 8". If you plan on drilling a tree stump, a 12" or 14" will give you more leverage, but whether you need it depends a bit on the tree species.
Where a brace really shines is with augur bits. They come in two patterns: solid center and Jenning's Pattern. The solid center bits are less prone to bending, but the Jenning's bits are just cool.
Where a brace really shines is with augur bits. They come in two patterns: solid center and Jenning's Pattern. The solid center bits are less prone to bending, but the Jenning's bits are just cool.
Ed
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LeBlond Dual Drive, 15x30
US-Burke Millrite MVI
Atlas 618
Files, snips and cold chisels
Proud denizen of the former "Machine Tool Capitol of the World"