Barry N. Turner wrote:
Check out Nova's new midi-size chuck. Forget those $50 chucks and the 3-jaw
metal working chucks. They may be cheaper, but you get what you pay
for........sometimes you don't even get that. A chuck is no place to go
cheap. Buy quality.

Barry


"Thomas Clark" wrote in message
ink.net...
I've been looking through magazines and searching on the web for an
inexpensive jaw chuck for the Jet Mini lathe I just got. Does anyone know
where I can get one for less than $150? I read an article from Wood
magazine November 2004 about a four jaw chuck that Pennstateind had for
$50. But they don't carry it anymore. Where can I get a similar one?

Thanks

Thomas Clark
Harmony Hearts
http://home.earthlink.net/~harmonyhearts/cherry-tree/



Barry's right. I've been using the midi for a year on my little Jet,
and it's a solid worker. The 50mm jaws are a bit small and the
operating range is a bit narrow (read: I cut my recesses/spigots less
than accurately sometimes), but I'm hoping the 75mm jaws will help. The
midi also uses most of the Nova jaw family.

I tried cheap (Grizzly), but I'll buy Nova again.

Bill
Gresham OR