Thread: quick change jaws

Issatree why not spend another $30 and buy an insert to fit the club lathe then you can use one of your five chucks
Dam I only have 2

Ian

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Sorry mate but I haven't got enough yet, still need a permanent one for the Longworth Chuck.

I started of by asking for a chuck for fathers day, birthday and Xmas and soon they started to build up. Also using recycled doors in my workshop projects allowed me to save money and buy extra chucks as needed.

4 recycled doors equalled a chuck without jaws.

Peter

No good braggin' about how many chucks you have (5!) - Cliff will come along and blow us all out of the water anyway - 9 I think it was

Hi Ian & Others,
Ian the Club has more money than I have, but the Lathes have different threads.
My Chucks are all 2nd. hand & mainly bought from The Forums here
One Chap had a Lathe for sale, & I spotted 2 Nova Chucks sitting on the Lathe Bed, 1 had 50mm Jaws the other 100mm. Jaws.
So I bought the 1 with the 100mm. Jaws. It was almost Brand New, & I was very happy with my buy. Same thread $ 120, if memory serves me.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

Sorry mate but I haven't got enough yet, still need a permanent one for the Longworth Chuck.

Not sure why you need an adjustable chuck. Surely a fixed face plate would suffice?

Originally Posted by sjm

Not sure why you need an adjustable chuck. Surely a fixed face plate would suffice?

I use one of these, it's designed to be clamped into a chuck.

I doubt that it could be added to a faceplate, with spacer to get clearance for the wingnuts etc, and still maintain it's accuracy.

A separate chuck for this one is not really necessary but would be nice.


Peter.

I can beat 9 but I'm in transition from Nova to Vicmarc chucks.

That's my excuse anyway. Phil

Originally Posted by pommyphil

I can beat 9

So can I and easily.

If I need an excuse it's " life's too short to waste time screwing and unscrewing jaws."


Peter.

A baker's dozen + a few museum pieces that still get occasional uses.

Agreed, life is too short to be looking for lost screws.

However, deciding which is the right chuck key/bar to use on a chuck from the 6 or so available options can take its toll...

Originally Posted by turnerted

Neat idea but does the driver have a magnetic head?I would never be game to change jaws while on the lathe like this and risk dropping the screw in to the shavings never to be seen again.
Ted

I use a wire coat hanger with a dozen five-pound pull rare earth magnets. I twisted the hanger into a spiral and then bent that into a triangle. With a magnet in each loop I can run that through my shavings for any odds and ends I drop. And I do drop stuff in there all the time. It's especially annoying when vacuuming up and I hear that clattering noise of something metal heading up the hose

I can understand on when you guys drop things in the shavings as I also have done that. But with my super fast reflex and determined eye I do not let them hit the ground.

Originally Posted by Christos

I can understand on when you guys drop things in the shavings as I also have done that. But with my super fast reflex and determined eye I do not let them hit the ground.

Let me guess... instead you hear them rattling down the DC duct? :INNOCENT:

Originally Posted by pommyphil

I can beat 9 but I'm in transition from Nova to Vicmarc chucks.

That's my excuse anyway. Phil

So you're getting rid of some nova chucks?

Yes, two Nova 3G cleaned and back in their boxes, ready for Ebay

one less T bar to sort through. Phil

Originally Posted by NeilS

However, deciding which is the right chuck key/bar to use on a chuck from the 6 or so available options can take its toll...

That's tough mate, I only have 3 types of keys so it isn't that bad.


Peter.