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Bill Buck
>Hello; Just got a Jet mini and would like to get a #2MT drill chuck as described in Keith Rowley' Woodturning Foundation Course(pg17).
It's a Jacobs chuck that has a morse taper that unscrews from the main body to enable it to be screwed on to the head stock mandrel. That is the way I interpret it and unable to locate any such animal. Any resource that might have such an accessory?
Thanks, Bill
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David Eaves
>Hi there,
I haven't got the book so can't link with that. Most Jacobs chucks for machining have a Jacobs Taper (JT) internally for mounting For example mine has a JT6. I've got a JT6 to Morse Taper 1 adapter I use to mount it in the headstock or tailstock depending what I'm doing. Although they are not screwed once the taper is in.. they hold very well.
Hope this helps
David
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Fred Holder
>If you've got a Jet Mini Lathe, you can buy any of the Jacob's Type chucks with a No. 2 Morse Taper mounting and it will work in both the headstock and tailstock of the lathe. If you can get one with a drilled and tapped hole in the end of the Morse Taper, you can then screw a piece of all thread into it and use a washer and wing nut to pull the chuck into the Morse Taper of your headstock so that it will not come out while you are turning.
I don't think that you'll find a Jacob's Chuck that will screw onto your 1" by 8 tpi spindle. Any that I've seen with mounting threads used 1/2" by 20 tpi.
Fred Holders Domain Site
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Brad Vietje
>Hey Bill,
If you are new to woodturning, you will find a wealth of goodies and good ideas in the catalogs of some of the major woodturning suppliers. Craft Supplies USA puts out the "Woodturner's Catalog" (www.woodturnerscatalog.com), and Packard Woodworks (www.packardwoodworks.com) has a very nice catalog, too. Both of these sell the #2 MT Chuck you are looking for, as well as other companies I haven't mentioned. You can probably find one at Woodcreft, if you live near one, and can even get one at Sears.
If you want to turn bottle stoppers, tops, and other items with wooden dowels, you should be aware that the standard drill chuck (made to grab metal drill bits and such), tends to crush wooden dowels, and doesn't hold as well as a Jacobs-style chuck that is made to hold wood, which is called a "Dowel Chuck". If you decide to make lots of things with wooden dowels, you might also consider a collet chuck, like the Beal Collet Chuck, which grips the wooden dowel without marring or crushing it. Craft Supplies has the dowel chuck and the collet system (link below).
Safe Spinning,
Brad Vietje
Thetford, VT
Craft Supplies USA