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New Chuck
I have turned for years with just glue blocks and face plates. I have
achieved good results but have reached the point where I'm thinking I will succumb to the pressure and get a chuck. I turn primarily hollow forms both in dry and wet woods. In the wet woods I'm looking for something to hold the roughed out piece so that I can hog out the core to speed up the drying process. The piece is then left to dry for a period of time with the outside waxed. Once dry then I will remount it and finish it off. I have always used the glue block method and have 15 to 20 pieces on the go at any one time. I'm thinking a new chuck may assist. Any suggestions on your favourites? Vince |
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Vince Way-Nee wrote:
I have turned for years with just glue blocks and face plates. I have achieved good results but have reached the point where I'm thinking I will succumb to the pressure and get a chuck. I turn primarily hollow forms both in dry and wet woods. In the wet woods I'm looking for something to hold the roughed out piece so that I can hog out the core to speed up the drying process. The piece is then left to dry for a period of time with the outside waxed. Once dry then I will remount it and finish it off. I have always used the glue block method and have 15 to 20 pieces on the go at any one time. I'm thinking a new chuck may assist. Any suggestions on your favourites? I bought the 3 1/2" Vicmarc in '98 and that's all I've had for a chuck. If I were to use a scroll chuck for hollow forms longer than 8" I'd get a larger chuck, with deeper jaws. I've gotten so used to the tommybar tightening on mine, that I prefer it over the geared key arrangement. I think Vicmarc still sells the old style. Ken Grunke http://www.token.crwoodturner.com/ ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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"Vince Way-Nee" wrote in message ... I have turned for years with just glue blocks and face plates. I have achieved good results but have reached the point where I'm thinking I will succumb to the pressure and get a chuck. I turn primarily hollow forms both in dry and wet woods. In the wet woods I'm looking for something to hold the roughed out piece so that I can hog out the core to speed up the drying process. The piece is then left to dry for a period of time with the outside waxed. Once dry then I will remount it and finish it off. I have always used the glue block method and have 15 to 20 pieces on the go at any one time. I'm thinking a new chuck may assist. Any suggestions on your favourites? I'm using Novas. Don't think there's a lot of functional difference in chucks, just price. For hollowing, it's tough to beat a big external dovetail. Since most hollowing is done as a barely controlled catch, you want the security a large shoulder mated to the jaws gives you. It's also very friendly after drying, since end-grain distorts so little. Pieces seem to mount and true with little effort. |
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"Vince Way-Nee" writes:
Any suggestions on your favourites? Check the prices he http://www.kmstools.com/main.php?scr...p?11&2%3C-%3E4 I haven't compared prices recently, but that's where I bought my chuck. Package #5 has 6 sets of jaws, spares, etc for $403 USD. -- Sending unsolicited commercial e-mail to this account incurs a fee of $500 per message, and acknowledges the legality of this contract. |
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Any comments on the Talon or Stronghold chucks from Oneway?
Vince "Vince Way-Nee" wrote in message ... I have turned for years with just glue blocks and face plates. I have achieved good results but have reached the point where I'm thinking I will succumb to the pressure and get a chuck. I turn primarily hollow forms both in dry and wet woods. In the wet woods I'm looking for something to hold the roughed out piece so that I can hog out the core to speed up the drying process. The piece is then left to dry for a period of time with the outside waxed. Once dry then I will remount it and finish it off. I have always used the glue block method and have 15 to 20 pieces on the go at any one time. I'm thinking a new chuck may assist. Any suggestions on your favourites? Vince |
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"Vince Way-Nee" wrote in message news Any comments on the Talon or Stronghold chucks from Oneway? I've used the Stronghold for many years, built like a tank, grips like a bulldog, one-hand tightening, and a wide range of accessory jaws. I also have a Nova - it's ok, but the tommy-bars are a major nuisance. Have no experience with the Talon, but I understand it's the Stronghold's "little brother", more suited to mini-lathes. If you have a larger lathe, go for the Stronghold. Buddy |
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"Buddy Matlosz" writes:
I also have a Nova - it's ok, but the tommy-bars are a major nuisance. The SuperNova doesn't use a tommybar. -- Sending unsolicited commercial e-mail to this account incurs a fee of $500 per message, and acknowledges the legality of this contract. |
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"Bruce Barnett" wrote in message ... "Buddy Matlosz" writes: I also have a Nova - it's ok, but the tommy-bars are a major nuisance. The SuperNova doesn't use a tommybar. I don't have a Supernova. B. |
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"Buddy Matlosz" wrote in message ... I also have a Nova - it's ok, but the tommy-bars are a major nuisance. The SuperNova doesn't use a tommybar. I don't have a Supernova. Don't you have the pin spanner? Both of mine came with, and one-hand operation is easy enough. Oldest is over 10 years, so I sort of thought they all had 'em. |
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"Buddy Matlosz" writes:
"Bruce Barnett" wrote in message ... "Buddy Matlosz" writes: I also have a Nova - it's ok, but the tommy-bars are a major nuisance. The SuperNova doesn't use a tommybar. I don't have a Supernova. Yes, you clearly said Nova and not SuperNova. That's why I quoted you. People who know little about the different models can get confused, and they may think your "major nuisance" comment refers to the current generation of product, which is not the case. -- Sending unsolicited commercial e-mail to this account incurs a fee of $500 per message, and acknowledges the legality of this contract. |
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On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:06:55 -0400, "Vince Way-Nee"
wrote: I've had the Talon for about a year.. and an very happy with it.. it's my 1st chuck, so this is not an expert opinion: I got it for the shopsmith and then bought an adapter for the Jet mini when I got that.. it opened up a world of turning that I didn't know was out there.. Other brands might have done as well or better, I don't know... most folks that I asked were using Oneway, so I went with it... also, it was on sale at SS at the time.. *g* I love the whole "chucking" thing, use both internal and external gripping, and love the chuck screw that comes with the chuck.. (drill a 3/4" deep hole and screw the work onto the chuck) FOr my personal taste, I wanted the drill type chuck with the chuck key.. just simpler for me to not learn about "tommy bars" and stuff, I guess.. lol Any comments on the Talon or Stronghold chucks from Oneway? Vince "Vince Way-Nee" wrote in message m... I have turned for years with just glue blocks and face plates. I have achieved good results but have reached the point where I'm thinking I will succumb to the pressure and get a chuck. I turn primarily hollow forms both in dry and wet woods. In the wet woods I'm looking for something to hold the roughed out piece so that I can hog out the core to speed up the drying process. The piece is then left to dry for a period of time with the outside waxed. Once dry then I will remount it and finish it off. I have always used the glue block method and have 15 to 20 pieces on the go at any one time. I'm thinking a new chuck may assist. Any suggestions on your favourites? Vince mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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I'd recommend the Vicmarc. Had a Nova and used it for several years,
but for holding power on a tenon, the Vicmarc is significantly better Kip Powers Rogers, AR |
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Hi Guy
The Oneway stronghold without the stronghold jaws is like buying a race car with a mini car engine, to get the full use out of the stronghold you should use it with the stronghold jaws, its not the squeezing but the holding that you want, and for that you want the whole package. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo guy wrote: Hello folks, I have finally decided that I am getting a Oneway Stronghold chuck. This is based on research in this and other groups and the Oneway seems to offer the best combination of strength/grip/quality plus interchangeability of jaws with Teknatool. The interchangeability is big for me since I have a few jaw sets for the Supernova and don't really feel like buying more jaws. I'm going to keep my Supernova and use it mainly on smaller stuff and use the Stronghold on bigger pieces. My question is will the jaw sets for my Supernova fit the Oneway? I know, I've done the searches and the concensus seems to be that the Oneway jaws will fit the Supernova but there doesn't seem to be much discussion the other way around. Since they fit one they should fit the other but Murphy and I are very good friends so I'm just double checking to make sure there aren't any fitment issues. Thanks in advance everyone!! |
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