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If you're looking for variable speed, have you considered the "Lumberjack DP16-910B-VS"? I have one and love it. Lumberjack Pillar Bench Drill Press 550W Professional Variable Speed Adjustment: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Gosh - that stuff is indeed cheap! At £10 for 3m, I might just have to try it. Does it sag under its own weight, or is it "posable"?

I've looked but I can't find it. Do you have a link?

Thanks for the feedback.

Give that man a coconut! Well done Desi2ie – I can indeed see them on the Filtermist website (and indeed others). They seem to sell them in 9-element lengths (300mm) for about £16. Ah, now I can see the full item at the Record Power website, just as in my photo ("2.5 Inch Posable Hose Assembly...

I'm trying to find some of the hose shown in the photo, to use near various tools (drill press, belt sander, lathe...). Does anyone know where I can find it? So far I have only found the Rutland "Stay Put Hose" which doesn't look quite as good – or can anyone say otherwise? Axminster also...

Me too please!

Does anyone know where I can source plastic drawer moulding and fittings as shown in these photos? I'm sure I bought mine from Woodfit many moons ago, but they don't seem to stock it any more and I can't find it anywhere. I can't even find photos of it, as if it hasn't existed for years!

Thanks for the advice - I will order an adaptor. I could send the chuck back but it's unused and came at a very good price, and it came with 3 different jaws - so worth persevering with I think.

Thanks for the info on the CWA121 - oddly, my searching hadn't uncovered that one. Is it really OK to use an adaptor, or would I lose out in terms of stability, or runout....? I'd lose a little in useable spindle length but I can live with that.

Thanks for the responses - it's a shame there is no insert.

I don't even know if the chuck I'm looking at does have an insert. How can I tell? The manual is very frustrating as it does talk about inserts but it covers both the SC3 AND the SC4, and I'm wondering if only the SC4 allows changing the insert.

I have a Jet JWL-1221VS lathe which has a M33 x 3.5 thread on the spindle. I bought from eBay a Record Power SC3 Geared Scroll Chuck Package which said it had a "M33 x 3.5 thread". Now that I have it, I can see that the thread is in fact 3/4" x 16 TPI. Rather than return it, can I just buy a...

Why not make your own, like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzCZn32TyfY

Here's another one like the first: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Woodlathe-gou ... 1449089452 and another one like the second: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/grinder-tool- ... 1601333749 They all seem to be about £30.