jumbo or Mega Jumbo

Re: jumbo or Mega Jumbo

Richard Allen

>Hi Pete

Get the largest size that will swing over the bed of the lathe.

BTW Vicmark has one that will hold the outside of a 19 1/2" bowl!!

Good Luck

Richard

largest lathe can handle

e

>ditto on get the largest your lathe can handle ...

Have you considered the flat jaws?

Al Crandall

>Oneway makes flat jaws to fit their Stronghold chuck. With these you can easily add plywood or mdf or whatever of your chosing to make jaws ANY size/shape/depth you want within the limits of your swing.

Re: Have you considered the flat jaws?

Fog Tanner

>If I had bought the flat jaws first I would not have wasted money on the Mega Jaws. You are right, The flat jaws and some MDF or ply will do anything you want and more secure than the Mega/jumbo jaws.

Re: Have you considered the flat jaws?

Dave MacLuskie

>Does one need the flat jaws to attach a home made plywood set? I recall seeing some DIY versions that screwed directly to the chuck after the regular jaws were removed.

Assuming it's less than idea... how bad is it (safety and performance)?

Re: Have you considered the flat jaws?

Jennifer@Indy.USA

>Hi Al,

How's the vacuum chuck for the club lathe coming along? You know you have a halo floating above your head for the things you do for that club.

Jen : )

Re: jumbo or Mega Jumbo

Bill Grumbine, Kutztown PA

>Pete, I am going to jump right in and say don't buy either set. Save your money for something else. Failing that, if you are determined, send me an email and I will give you a good price on my jumbo jaws, which sit unused in the drawer.

The jumbo jaws are good for some applications, but in my opinion, they are limited. For a lot less money you can use a compression chuck or a friction chuck, both of which are extremely effective, very inexpensive since you make them yourself, and are in fact more versatile than the jumbo jaws, since between the two of them they will hold a wide variety of pieces which the jumbo jaws will not.

Bill

Re: Have you considered the flat jaws? *LINK*

Darrell Feltmate

>It is easy enough to make your own without the flat jaws. See my site.




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