After a field test with another guy's RK Puller and HIS metal sided clamp, the quickgrip http://www.quickgrip.com/index.asp may well be a better way to go! My friends metal sided clamp wouldn't hold it's shape like mine does and the swivel ends of the clamp kept sliding off! It was more trouble that it was worth! Sorry for the misinformation. It worked in my test but sure didn't work in my friends shop! Ed J.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Reeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Got Puller Slippage? > Ed, > You grip the shaft in the puller normally and then put this clamp > on the shaft next to the puller's clamp, correct? > > Is the chief advantage of your system that it can provide more "grip" > than a cheap all-rubber shaft clamp and a Quick-Grip mini bar clamp? > (I believe this was mentioned earlier in ST). > > The Quick-Grip is the one that you squeeze much like a chalk gun > http://www.quickgrip.com/index.asp > > In fact, I'm guessing that the real secret is the metal sided shaft > clamp. The metal sides allow pressure over more of the shaft and > whether you use the Harbor Freight locking clamp or something else > is immaterial. > > /Ed > > Ed Johnson wrote: > > Came across a quick and easy way to eliminate slippage in the older RK > > (Or most) Shaft pullers. It is in the form of a drill press locking clamp > > from Harbor Freight and a metal sided rubber shaft clamp. The locking clamp > > is called a Pittsburgh ( Clearly a USA Product regardless of the "Made in > > China" tag on it!) with pivoting faces on the clamp ends. ( Item # 39535) > > It's on sale for $5.99. The metal sided clamp is listed at $9.50 in the > > Dynacraft catalog. For less than $16 you can end your slippage problems > > forever on the 975D, and similar heads! I just pulled a graphite shaft in > > two with mine! No heat at all, just pulled! NO SLIP! > > Hope this helps! Ed J. > >