"Derek Andrews" wrote in message
I would certainly like to see a 1.5" set for my Nova.

In my experience it is the smaller sizes that cause more conflicts. If
you expand the one inch jaws to their maximum size, they will hold diddly.

George wrote:
Okay, the question that immediately came to mind with the opening of this
thread, and NOT directed against anyone in particular, just using yours
because it's available.

http://au.store.yahoo.com/cws-store/longnosejawset.html

Why must there be overlap, or forty sizes? Can't we, as turners, chose the
size of our recesses or tenons within the capability of the equipment we
own? If I want to, I can hold a 12" bowl - done it a few times - with a 25
recess - not at maximum size, but at maximum hold dimension - but after the
first couple, it became apparent that it looked a bit tippy and dumb, so I
left some more wood around recesses on the others. Once I got to a design
that wanted 2 1/2 for a base, I used the 50. If I were fond of flipping and
re-cutting, I could make any size I wanted second time around.

Why "they oughtta" instead of "I can?"


I regularly use 1" jaws for 8" bowls, but not sure I would want to get
much bigger, depending on depth, wood type and condition.

The point I am making is that I would be very happy to buy 1.5" jaws if
they made them. There are plenty of bowl sizes for which I would prefer
to use them, and if we can get away from bowls for moment, there are
many things I have made where the limitations of jaw sizes constrain my
design options, or make the turning trickier than I would like. I can
make do with what I have, but I would very much prefer 1.5" jaws.


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