I recently bought a Vicmarc VM100 chuck plus a set of bowl jaws and a
screw plate.
The quality and workmanship on the chuck is top qualilty, everything
you need is included and the follow up from the factory is great - I
e-mailed them asking if they were planning to put their manuals online
because I like to use a copy and keep the original clean, and they
replied within 4 hours offering to post me a second copy. That is
service!

The VM100 is the smaller of the two T-bar operated chucks that they
make, but a guy at my turning club is using one to turn a Jarrah
(Aussie hardwood) burl that's about 12 inches wide and about 10 inches
long.
They also make tommy bar operated chucks if that's your preference and
they have a large range of accessories.

Check out:
http://www.vicmarc.com/

Cheers
Paul

On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:51:21 GMT, "Sanford Imhoff"
wrote:

Hello all. First time poster I own a Sorby lathe that I bought some years
ago when Farris Machinery was a US distributor. Due to a move the lathe had
been in storage for some years. Now that I have a shop I'm getting back into
turning. I currently use a Oneway chuck and have generally turned smaller
items...currently Christmas ornaments.

It has become annoying and time consuming to switch back and forth between
the one inch and two inch jaws and have decided to make another chuck
purchase to avoid the hassle. I've considered (a) another Oneway, body only,
which would allow me to use the jaws I already have (just the 1 and 2 inch);
(b) a cheaper Penn State scroll chuck that comes with a 1 and 2" jaw set,
or, (c) upgrade to a larger chuck and use the Oneway as my secondary chuck.

Anybody gone through the same thing or have any words of advice? Thanks in
advance for your help.




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