Chuck recommendation
Nick Swift
I'm fairly new to turning and am thinking about buying a first chuck for
making bowls, goblets, boxes etc. I've seen a couple of chucks in
catalogues - the Masterchuck made by Peter Childs and Craft Supplies
Maxi-Grip 2000. Are either of these worth buying or would I be better
waiting a bit longer and getting something more expensive eg from the
Axminster range. I'd welcome any comments, positive or negative, about
these chucks before I make my purchase.
Thanks
Nick Swift
Ken Bullock
I have both and have used them in production for several years, I find them
to be necessary to the operation of my business. I turn fulltime every day
and have been for 9 years. My Oneway chucks have taken a real beating and I
am sure they were not designed to do what I demand of them. They are still
good for many more years of my tourture and I highly recomend them.
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Jim Gott
I dont' know about the Peter Child chuck, and have only seen the Maxi-Grip
2000 in the Craft Supplies UK catalog. If you want an Axminster-type chuck,
look at the Vicmarc chucks. I believe they are in the Craft Supplies catalog
as well. I have the VM100, which is the smaller (3 1/2") key operated chuck.
It is a great chuck and the key operation is very convenient if your lathe
doesn't have a spindle lock. You can open and close the jaws with one hand
while holding the wood with the other hand. Tommy bar style chucks require
three hands unless you have a spindle lock. The Vicmarcs are every bit as
robust as the Axminsters and I know you would be happy with them. I have never
heard a bad word about the Vicmarc chucks, only praise. You can also see these
chucks at the Southern Woodturning site at http://www.woodturning.com.au
I believe you can get a VM100 for about 86 pounds sterling with the conversion
rate. Worth a look-see.
-Jim Gott-
San Jose, CA
Peter Charles Fagg
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> Hello turners
Nick, I have used a Selbix Chuck for the last 4 years and I cannot fault it in
general use. http://www.selbix.co.uk/ It does have some drawbacks but email me
your number and I will give you a call if you like. Jim wrote of the tommy bar
arrangement but apart from the very large or heavy pieces it is not a problem.
Peter Charles Fagg,
Freshwater, Isle of Wight. United Kingdom,
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Frank McVey
Got the Craft Supplies Maxi-grip 2000 some weeks ago. It's a good chuck -
very well made and very effective. The only slight downside is the
tightening system - it uses 2 x pegged C-spanners, rather than a chuck key,
so you really need 3 hands if you're chucking on the lathe. I'd also like
the spanners to be a little longer and stronger as well - sometimes it's
hard to get the chuck tight enought with the unaided hands, and if you put
an extension pipe on the spanners, you bend them.
Great chuck otherwise, and excellent service.
HTH
Frank
Barry Clinch
Vicmarc 100 ( the new Record 4 jaw chuck is identical ), its very well made
and accurate with a good range of accessories. Some dealers have a special
( which is directly threaded rather than using a threaded insert ) on sale
at a lower price which is designed to fit a standard Record/ Coronet lathe
screw thread.
Barry.
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Alan Matthews
Supplies need you to cut a relatively small spigot or recess to an accurate
diameter. If you are only 1/16" out you can find grip compromised. Having
said that I've seen Mike Scott turn some hairy size lumps of burr on a 2"
diameter by 1/8" spigot in a precision combination chuck (the original of
the PC2000). He did however add drops of superglue for security!
Having "upgraded" to a Vicmarc, the freedom to cut a spigot by eye and load
a piece of wet oak 8" diameter by 16" long for end hollowing with confidence
leads me to only one recommendation.
The new Record chuck is identical to the VM100, although I wouldn't suggest
you put pieces of wood that big on a 3/4" x 16 spindle.
As always what you choose must also be dictated by what you want to do, what
lathe you have and what you want to do with it.
Try watching the Raffan video on boxmaking to get some idea of what a
Vicmarc with shark jaws can be used for.
alan matthews
bristol uk
Nick Swift
clearer for me. I'll check out the Vicmarc and other chucks suggested.
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Bruce Taylor
chuck for everyone. I make small, thinwall boxes and such from
exotics, so I appreciate its extreme precision for centering and
rechucking.
If I were mostly turning bowls, and goblets and such, I would probably
go for the Oneway. It's less expensive and hangs onto green wood for
dear life. Very nice chuck indeed. Actually, pretty much everyting
from Oneway is of very high quality.
-bruce
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