Thanks Ken, and Peter of course. What puzzled me is that while it looks a bit like a pin chuck, to grip inside a hole, it would only be of use with a through hole, for access to the set screw adjuster, where a nut and bolt might be just as easy. Tony. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Strauss" <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 3:16 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: How do these work please? > They're very simple. Just a cylinder of steel (?) that has six slits along > the axis to make fingers. A central hole is drilled and tapped. Inserting > a > flat-head screw expands the fingers. It is easier to see the design if you > click on "View larger picture" on the eBay listing that you referenced. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.