Jaws: What's your preference?

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

john Lucas

>Kevin

I use the #1 and #4 jaws on my vicmarc more than I use the #2. Of course that's because I turn a lot of stuff other than bowls and hollow vessels.

I like the dovetail jaws of my vicmarc. The only time they've let go was my fault. On green wood you need to stop and tighten them every now and then because the wood gives, or crushes while your turning. Putting a shoulder on the tenon so it sits on the top of the jaws helps a lot but I find they will get a little loose. A quick tightening of the jaws usually solves the problem.

I seldom have this happen on dry wood.

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

Dick Hines

>I use the new bowl jaws on my Super Nova and I have a Nova Titan chuck with the big power grip jaws for deep vessels.

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

JL

>Number 2 profiled and jumbo jaws. I feel more "secure" with the profiled jaws, though I have had a few things come off. I like the jumbo jaws for cleaning up if I need to.

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

Barry Irby

>I like the 100 mm shallow jaws on my super Nova chuck. I use the woodworm screw. Drill a hole at the center of the bowl's opening, Screw it onto the chuck, rough the outside and cut a chuck foot. Flip it and core it. Then you use the same hole again and put a chuck foot on the core and repeat.

I also have the 100mm stronghold jaws for vessels if I need them.

Barry Irby

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

Fog Tanner

>I have the #1, #2, and #3 profile jaws for my Strongholds. Along with the jumbo jaws, I have the #2 dovetail jaws. I also have the stepped Raffin jaws, which are also dovetailed.

I have had boxes pull out of the profile jaws when backhollowing, but have never had them come out of the dovetail jaws. I plan on buying a Vicmarc and the shark jaws for doing boxes, as they have better holding power than the profiled jaws on my stronghold.

I also have the flat jaws for the stronghold, which I believe is a better alternative than the jumbo jaws. They are also considerably cheaper and allow you to make what ever you need for holding the piece.

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

Lyn J. Mangiameli

>The large Titan Powergrip jaws are by far my new favorite in jaws. Absolutely great for hollowforms, bowl coring, large platters and even large bowls. I'm also fond of the standard Nova Powergrip jaws for small to medium sized bowls.

For little stuff, it is the Oneway Talon #1 pin jaws. Very useful for small work, both spindle and bowl, and also great as a "pin" jaw for natural edge pieces.

I also like the Teknatool spigot jaws and the Nova Compact 40 mm jaws (I wish this size was available for other chucks). I'm also growing fond of the Teknatool extended nose jaws.

All of these I use more than the #2 jaws, though I also use that size frequently as well. I have a set of Oneway #2 profiled jaws I coule mount, but just never seem to feel the need.

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

Bill Howatt

>I find it hard to say its a preference because I have the jaws that fit my Oneway chucks.

I have #1 Step, #2 for my Talon and #1 Spigot, #2, #3 for my Stronghold. They all work well but I probably like the #1 spigot the least. I find it hard to believe anything grips better than a Oneway profiled jaw (but I'm not saying its impossible). I have had big catches over the years and it rarely knocks the blank off true and never out of the chuck in my experience.

Bill

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

RonZ

>Well, I used to own Oneway but after a few pieces went balistic, I switched to Vicmarc. I now own 5 Vicmarc VM100 chucks, 2 VM120 chucks, 1 VM90 and one VM140. The jaws I mainly use are the 2", 4" and 5" [on the VM120] dovetail, long nose jaws, adjusta-jaws [re-chucking bowls and platters and the new nylon jaws for rechucking boxes and stuff. If you turn your dovetail foot or recess to slightly larger than the minimum diameter, you'll hardly ever get marks on your work.

Re: Jaws: What's your preference?

Richard Allen

>I primarly use the #2 profiled jaws on my chuck. The differences in chucks and chuck jaws are a LOT less than the differnce between the use of any chuck and using some other means of mounting wood on your lathe. This is to say that you will get terrific use out of any chuck and jaw combination you use. You will come to acomadate your mounting to whatever you have and you will very likely come to find that mounting your prefered mounting method.

Good Luck

Nylon Jaws?

Jorge Castaneda ~ Downeast Maine

>Ron,

can you post a pic? I am a Vicmarc person too and never heard of them.

Thanks

Jorge

Re: Nylon Jaws?

RonZ

>Vicmarc Acetyl Soft Jaws

as they call them allow you to take regular woodturning tools and score your own groove for rechucking.