I finally bought a $210 3-jaw chuck for my old South Bend and it saved a rush job last Tuesday
I was about to turn down a 40 piece run for a guy in Toledo because my worn chuck wouldn't hold better than .006 out. Swapped on the new chuck and every part came in under .002, so I made the deadline and about $900 on the job. Now I'm wondering what else on the machine has been quietly costing me runs. What's the one purchase under $250 that actually paid for itself for you?