Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Nova chuck - 3 hands ?
Fred in NC
>Well, I did not buy the nicest chuck, the one with a key! I will one of these days.
Sometimes I cannot use the tailstock to hold the workpiece while I tighten the chuck .... and this chuck needs two hands to tighten it.
Unless... see the attached pic. A magnet at the end of the spanner did the trick. The position can be reversed depending on whether on are tightening or loosening the chuch. I just epoxied the magnet at the end of the spanner.
Re: Nova chuck - 3 hands ?
John Lucas
>Fred
That's a good trick. I've always just held tension on the bar until I get the piece locked down. Of course occasionally the spanner drops out.
Re: Nova chuck - 3 hands ?
Ron in Drums PA
>One of my chucks uses tommy bars to tighen. I even like this chuck better than my supernova.
I place the bowl upside down on my bench.
I tighten the chuck onto the tenon next.
THEN I screw the chuck onto the lathe.
Re: Nova chuck - 3 hands ?
Duane C.Leach
>If you have the will you will always find the way.Execpt when your wife has a honey do list and you would rather be turning.
Re: Nova chuck - 3 hands ?
Brad Vietje
>Nice Trick !
A lot of beginners struggle with a chuck that operates with tommy bars -- the chuck is perfectly good, but only if you can lock the spindle. This is a great solution that changes the rules a bit.
Ron's suggestion will usually work just fine, but involves removing the chuck from the lathe, and there's no provision for checking how true the piece runs on the spindle, if that's an issue.
Thanks for the great idea,
Brad Vietje
Thetford, VT