Thread: Salt and Pepper and mills

I tried the EYE lock chuck from CWS and did not like it, it throws the timber off centre to much for my liking.

I went back to my Vicmarc 35mm pin jaws and have never had had prob with them, just make sure not to over tighten them

Yep. Pin-jaws get my vote too.

Sometimes the steps in the bottom end of the mill are too large for p/j's though, (eg if you're recessing the mech in deeply so you can cut away and make "legs") so if the blank has plenty of excess meat I'll use faceplate rings instead. This means using centering plugs or a mandrel to spindle-turn the outside, but at least it's both securely mounted and properly centred.

Thanks guys ,

Ill give pin jaws a go and at half the price it will keep wife happy.

I do have another question, I have a teknatool chuck SN2 will the 35mm vicmark pin jaws fit it or do I have to buy the 25mm teknatool pin jaws.

And thanks skew for putting the idea of feet in my head!

Originally Posted by WillyInBris

I do have another question, I have a teknatool chuck SN2 will the 35mm vicmark pin jaws fit it or do I have to buy the 25mm teknatool pin jaws.

Can't help you with that one as I only have Vicmarc chucks, think Skew got a SN2 so could take my jaws to his place to see if they fit or could be made to fit

I'm pretty sure they won't. It'd be interesting to see how much the hole pattern misses out by, though.

Cliff'd be the bloke to ask, he has both. (And is eyeing off my chuck in the prize-draw. )

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

(And is eyeing off my chuck in the prize-draw. )

Don't you mean my chuck

Originally Posted by djstimber

Don't you mean my chuck

Come on guys - no fighting.

*takes chuck away*

Did someone say chuck, what chuck I want to win a chuck cmon guys how about letting me have the chuck

Teknatool and Vicmarc are like micks and proddies. They don't marry well ;-}

The jaws don't match, tho there is an adaptor around for a one way swap, can't remember which direction - and Teknatool don't recommend it.

Well I guess I will have to give the 25mm Teknatool jaws a go then and see how they work out.

Originally Posted by WillyInBris

cmon guys how about letting me have the chuck

Ok,

Drink lots of red wine

P.S. its mine......

WiB, it's years since I did pepper grinders and I don't recall much of the method but I'm almost certain I wouldn't have used my pin jaws. I'd guess I used shark jaws (Vicmarc) ? spigot jaws (T'tool).

The plus here is that those jaws get a good deal more use in other projects than pin jaws.

(Ah yes, it's coming back; I used a home-turned mandrel in the base recess.).

morning gents (and ladies)

as far as pepper grinders go, we have been lacking in a decent one for a while and that seems like a great little project, but where do you get decent internal workings (the grinder bits) from?