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Straka chuck
This is an FYI for anyone who does not get American Woodturning and is
thinking of getting Coles jaws to hold bowls or looking for perhaps a better way to finish the bottoms of your bowls so I'm not expecting any replies. The Spring 2008 American Woodturner (you can order a copy from the American Association of Woodturners web site if you are not a member) has an interesting article on the Straka chuck. It is used for reverse chucking. I wish this article had appeared a few years back. Rather than buy a second chuck and jaws to hold bowls up to 8", I would have made one of these chucks instead and been able to hold bowls up to 12" (I have a 15" lathe). It is also a cheaper way to go. The chuck has a faceplate connected to two plywood disks (glued together) potentially as big as your lathe can hold. Next, it has a plywood ring held by bolts to the first disks. Finally there is a bowl sandwiched in between the disks and the ring if you can picture all that. The article has pretty good directions on how to make the chuck. |
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