drill chuck

4/1/04, 5:02 AM #1

Bill Buck
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drill chuck

Bill Buck

>Hello; I'm new to turning and have followed your advise so as not to re-invent the wheel and so far so good. I would like some advice again. I want to get a drill chuck for the lathe which has a # 2 MT. I see several types are available

1-chuck with permanent tapered shaft attached

2-chuck with a removable MT shaft that is screwed into the chuck itself.

3-chuck with a removable shaft that has a taper on each end, one for the chuck and one for the headstock MT if that makes sense?

I'm leaning towards the chuck with the shaft that has a MT on each end. The chuck is of the 1/2 inch variety.

Also I need a 60 degree live center, is it advisable to get a live center with changable ends and if so where should I turn too.

Thanks again for being here,

Bill

Re: drill chuck

4/1/04, 1:04 PM #2

Peter Teubel
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Re: drill chuck

Peter Teubel

>Bill wrote:

"3-chuck with a removable shaft that has a taper on each end, one for the chuck and one for the headstock MT if that makes sense?

I'm leaning towards the chuck with the shaft that has a MT on each end."

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I don't mean to split hairs, but one end is a MT#2 (or 1 or 3), the other is a JT (Jacobs Taper) which goes into the drill chuck body itself. FWIW, I have a couple of those and they work fine.

Re: drill chuck

4/1/04, 1:08 PM #3

Bob Persing
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Bob Persing

>Bill,

I would go with your item #3, a Morse Taper on one end and taper to hold the chuck on the other end, usuallay a Jacobs Taper.

As far as live centers go, I got the system from Oneway and have been quite pleased with it. It is a bit on the "long" side but the threaded spindle with the included cones makes it a very versatile system. You can make your own special jigs or fixtures and thread them onto the spindle for special needs in the future. If the length of the Oneway is not a problem for your lathe, I think it is a good buy.

BobP

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4/1/04, 1:51 PM #4

Greg W. in NC
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Greg W. in NC

>Bill,

I have a cheap drill chuck I use in my tail stock. It's ok, but I'll be buying a better one as I use it fairly often. I like the #2 MT so I can slide it into my tailstock. I think that is the most common type.

I have a Oneway lathe, and of course it came with their live center. I think arguably one of the best centers out there! However, I don't *think* any of the ends are 60 degrees. For my pens, I use a live center I got from Grizzly...about $25, shipped. It has two bearings in it. I think I've done over 2,000 pens with it, and it's still working fine. I think Nova has a nice interchangeable system as well, and I understand one of the tips has a 60 degree angle on it.

Re: drill chuck

4/1/04, 8:43 PM #5

Bill Howatt
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Threaded end

Bill Howatt

>I have 2 Jacobs chucks and both have a MT2 on the lathe end and the appropriate Jacobs taper on the chuck end.

Get one with a threaded hole in the MT end so you can hold it in the headstock with a threaded rod which feeds through the spindle (drawbar). This permits you to use the drill chuck as a small chuck on the lathe without tailstock pressure to keep it in place.

Comes in handy.

Bill

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