Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
chucks
Robert K
>Im looking to get a 4 jaw chuck for my jet mini lathe. I havebeen considering a talon foom one way. i here their products are well made. Butt the price has me holding off. How ever I have found a "utility 4 jaw chuck" in Packard ($54.95) and in Penn State Industries ($46.95) has anyone had any experience with these. good bad.... or should I just go ahead and shell out the money for the tallon. any and all coments welcome.
Robert K
Re: chucks
John Trant (Baltimore/DC area)
>Get a SuperNova2 (the newer version). Good price; excellent chuck.
John
Re: chucks
TheHeretic
>Nova Midi Chuck works really well on the Jet Mini. I have yet to be disappointed with it.
Dean
Columbus, OH
I'm partial to...
BubbaBob
>...the Vicmarc VM100.
BubbaBob
Re: I'm partial to...
MP Wall
>Ditto to bubba, works great on 10", 12" and 20" machines so far. MP Wall
Re: chucks
Earl
>I have the cheapy Penn State chuck and have used it almost daily for about 7 months. I've had no problems with it. I know it's not the quality of the better chucks but it holds the wood well and seems to run true. Someday I'll buy one of Nova's or similar but for now, I've certainly got my $45. worth.
Earl
Re: I'm partial to...
Phil Axtell
>Hi Guys,
I must echo Bubba and Mike's thoughts. I have two Vickmark 100's and use them every day. They perform flawlessly. I also have a Stronghold but generally use the Vickmarks.
Phil Axtell
Re: chucks
Ron in Drums PA
>I have a supernova chuck and one of the cheapo chucks you mentioned. Surprisingly, I like the cheapo check better. This chuck is predrilled for 1"x 8tpi. So When I move up to a bigger lathe I can't take it with me.
Re: chucks
floydnapp 81.5
>I've had the Penn State chuck
for over a year now and find thar it does a good job for me.
Floyd
Re: Have you considered an adapter?
Al Crandall
>Even though you might eventually be turning on a larger lathe, you don't need the larger spindle threads for pieces the size of which you are presently turning. All of your present tooling will carry over to the bigger lathe by using a spindle adapter, and will be just fine for all the work the size of which you are now doing. I suggest buying a limited amount of new tooling when you move up to a larger lathe to handle the work which falls into the gap between the two lathe sizes. In my shop anything below 14" or 16" gets turned on the 1"-8 adapter and above that gets the 1 1/4"-8 tooling. Nothing got "wasted" when I bought the larger lathe. I bought only the largest jaws for the new larger chuck, because if the piece would fit into the smaller jaws of the large chuck, it would also fit into the smaller jaws of the smaller chucks which I already had.
Look at PSI mini grip 3
Brad in Cocoa
>I too have a Jet mini and I looked at the same chuck. But saw the mini grip 3 package from Penn State Industries. It is $79.99 for the chuck with 3 sets of jaws. If you buy on line it is only $69.99. I ordered it last week and it should arrive any day now. I am not a pro and it should meet my very amatuer needs.
Brad in Cocoa.
Re: Have you considered an adapter?
Ron in Drums PA
>Thanks Al for your response
The truth is the chuck cost $45. The adaptor cost $39.
I'm hoping the same chuck is available with 1-1/4"x8tpi threads. If I sell my old lathe I'll give the chuck with the lathe, if not I'll have a chuck dedicated for the old lathe.
Re: chucks *LINK*
Don Henthorn Smithville, Texas
>So far I've been satisfied with face plates and glue blocks.(-;
http://users2.ev1.net/~henthorn
Re: chucks
Robert K
>Thanks guys from the sound of things i think I will try the cheaper chuck and use the rest of the money for other tools.
