On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:05:21 -0500, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:

I'd like to get some soft jaws for the 3-jaw chuck on the Clausing 5914
lathe. This appears to be the chuck that came with the lathe. The jaws
are two-piece, and can be removed and installed the other way.

The chuck body is marked "BP71/6206", and is 8" in diameter.

Apparently these jaws are the "American standard tongue-and-groove"
type. The lengthwise groove is 0.31" wide, the crosswise tongue is
0.501 wide, and the centers of the screw holes are 1.75" apart.

There seem to be a lot of people making chuck jaws, none of whichg I
know anything about.

What sources/makes are good, are bad, and why?


Most folks make them to suit out of mild steel or aluminum.

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Ned Simmons