jacobs chuck

Re: jacobs chuck

john Lucas

>George

I use mine constantly to bore holes in projects Either for assembly purposes or to make a starter hole for hollowing. They don't work all that well to hold things for turning or buffing unless you have a draw bar attached to the Morse taper end to keep it from coming out of the lathe.

Re: jacobs chuck

Bill Howatt

>Mostly for drilling holes by placing it in tailstock with appropriate arbor. Consider it a very useful piece of equipment.

I also have a stick pen arbor that requires using it. I hold it in with a threaded draw bar.

If you have to buy an arbor for your chuck make sure the end that fits in your lathe is drilled and tapped for a threaded rod. They are too hard to do afterwards.

You only need the drawbar when using in the headstock without any tailstock pressure to hold it in.

Bill