I do know that the Nova chucks are good. I have the Vicmarc, and have
abused them severely. They hold up well. I have a friend who is a
professional turner (since the first scroll chucks came out) and he
has all Oneway chucks. He told me that the only reason he doesn't have
the Vicmarc is because a friend of his stopped turning and sold all
his Oneway chucks for very cheap. I don't have any experience with the
Axminster is also considered a heavy duty chuck, but I don't think it
is available in the US any more.
robo hippy

On Feb 4, 8:35*am, "Boru" wrote:
"brian white" wrote in message

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As a relative noob to woodturning ( I acquired my first lathe 3 Months
ago ) I feel that I am now restricted in my creations for the lack of a
chuck. I have made all kinds of Jam chucks, fixing to the headstock with
turned morse Tapers. but its hard going !. Looking through the Polewood
Cataloge There is a choice of the Patriot, SuperNova2, Fox FX4000, and
others. *Yes of course I would probably like the most expensive, ( Patriot
@£126 ) *or the SuperNova @ £114.00 , are these chucks that much better
than the Fox FX4000 @ 68.83 ( including delivery ! ). *for which, for the
same amount of cash as a Patriot I could also get a couple of sets of Jaws

What would you "seasoned" ! woodturners recommend *? *Price of course is
always an issue.

many thanks in advance, and happy turning

One thing I have learnt in my 3 months of turning *- Ride the Bevel, or
Sup with the Devil. :-)

The Nova G3 is another one. I heard that Nova jaws will go on a Patriot.
I have 2 Supernovas, a G3 and a Versa. The Versa I find is heavy so it only
gets used when
I want the jaws that are on it. Enjoy the addiction