Thread: Teknatool Nova Titan Chuck

As Jim, puts it, let google be your friend. I am on the otherside of the world, on the East coast. 10 minute walk from the beach

So it is a suburb and not a Country.
Jeeze, could start an East\West war here!
Cheers
Grant MacK

does Towradgi actually exist

and have there been any comments or thoughts on the vermec chuck? I've looked at the specs and thought one would be an option but don't have the approval of the exchequer at the moment. I liked the idea that it would take both tecknatool and vicmarc jaws

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

does Towradgi actually exist

and have there been any comments or thoughts on the vermec chuck? I've looked at the specs and thought one would be an option but don't have the approval of the exchequer at the moment. I liked the idea that it would take both tecknatool and vicmarc jaws

Only in my imagination . . . keeps me safe from the likes of you

The Vermec conundrum. I've heard a lot of positives about all the stuff from Vermec, but the touchy feely side of me still wants to compare them to my SN2's and soon to be Titan. Although with a G3, 4 SN 2's and the Titan, I don't think that I'll need another chuck soon.

Well the beast arrived! It's a heavy thing

Originally Posted by Pat

Well the beast arrived! It's a heavy thing

Yep, any of the 5" chucks are serious bits of gear. Ideal for larger work. Suddenly the SN2s will look....well, lightweight. Which makes them the ideal chuck for medium size work, no need to lug a heavier chuck around than is needed for the job.

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Good score Pat, and ++ to Jim for helping out.

The Nova 75mm bowl jaws would also be a good match, if you can find a F&T to turn the faces down to get rid of the rounded over edges.

Now where's the bit your going to turn with it

Looks like enough chairs for a BBQ and show Pat

fairly confronting photo

i see from the background that your shed is becoming as tidy as mine

Originally Posted by NeilS

Yep, any of the 5" chucks are serious bits of gear. Ideal for larger work. Suddenly the SN2s will look....well, lightweight. Which makes them the ideal chuck for medium size work, no need to lug a heavier chuck around than is needed for the job.

Thinking more about the relative size and weight of the 5" and 4" chucks, when I was around at my workshop yesterday I took a pic of the following chucks, in order:

• VM 120 - 5"
• SN Deluxe - 5"
• SN2 - 4"
• VM90 - 4"
• Nova (look alike) - 4"

Attachment 136934

Didn't weigh them, but the increase in weight is at least proportional to the increase in size.

Shared in case this comparison is of use to someone other than Pat, who looks to be nicely setup now with a very nice set of chucks up to 130mm jaw size.

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Nice stack there Neil!

One of the plusses with the Titan is that it's fairly narrow (along the spindle) so for folk with swivel head lathes it makes less demand on banjo length and/or a bolt-on outrigger.

Originally Posted by rsser

One of the plusses with the Titan is that it's fairly narrow (along the spindle) so for folk with swivel head lathes it makes less demand on banjo length and/or a bolt-on outrigger.

And, if you need it to be longer (eg for remounting a deep bowl on the inside) you acn always use the Vermec Spindle Extension.

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