On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 17:24:00 GMT, "Don Sforza" wrote:

Go easy on me... I'm new to turning, but getting hooked.

After about a year of turning pens and other "between center" things, I'm
ready to make the jump into other turning... bowls and the like. I began a
search for a chuck and I've narrowed my choices down. BTW, I bought a Penn
Industries Barracuda (not the B2), and it's going back today. I was really
diappointed in the fit of the jaws and the overall finish. I woudl have
jumped at a B2, but none are in stock. From the looks of the Barracuda, I
would have been buying another one in short order. I like to buy tools ONCE,
but I'm not opposed to saving a buck if the functionality is not
compromised.

So I'm thinking either a Oneway Talon with the extra set of small jaws or
the SuperNova. I currently have a Jet Mini, but will be looking to upgrade
in the next year. Prices seem comparable, but I'm looking for some of that
peer to peer banter of the relative merits of each.

Don

OK.. biases opinion from someone that has only used the Talon: Buy it, you
won't regret it!

I bought the Talon for my shopsmith, bought the 1-8 adapter for the Jet Mini
when it came along and use it on the Jet 1442 with the same adapter...
I recently bought a 2nd Talon so that each lathe had it's own chuck...

Easy to use (it was my first chuck) and well made... very versatile, etc...

A really good tim that was passed on to me by Jim Pugh was to NOT buy the
smaller ( #1? ) jaws... Get the "spigot" jaws and you'll do more things with
them and be happier...

They're like the smaller jaw set, but have longer jaws... more holding in a
small size...

I've turned a few hundred things on my Talon and have had only have one
problem...
I somehow managed to force the jaws open too wide and broke the pin out of #1
jaw that prevents you from opening the jaws too wide... (not recommended by me
or Oneway, it makes the jaws fall out on the lathe bed and puts a nasty scratch
on the chuck face)
I smoothed out the face and replaced the pin and went back to turning...

IMO, this chuck is the "honda gold wing" of chucks... it just keeps going and
going even if you forget to maintain it.. YMWV




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