I have no experience with a lathe and I am very interested in getting into
bowl turning.
I have a Grizzly G5979 Lathe and I am thinking about buying a Talon 66B05.53
1" X 8 tpi scroll chuck which also comes with a screw from Lee Valley for
$199. I would like your opinion on this chuck. Also, I want to buy a bowl
gouge and was wondering what you all thought I should get, should I get a
3/8ths or a 1/2 inch gouge?
Thank you all very much for your help, and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I have no experience with a lathe and I am very interested in getting into
bowl turning.
I have a Grizzly G5979 Lathe and I am thinking about buying a Talon
66B05.53
1" X 8 tpi scroll chuck which also comes with a screw from Lee Valley for
$199. I would like your opinion on this chuck. Also, I want to buy a bowl
gouge and was wondering what you all thought I should get, should I get a
3/8ths or a 1/2 inch gouge?

I have the same lathe, and use a Nova chuck. The Talon is a good chuck,
you won't need to worry about that. The one problem that I ran into is that
the spindle on the lathe is so long that it will thread all the way through
the Nova and hit the jaws without ever seating properly. I solved that by
purchasing a large washer, which gives it just enough space, and produces no
runout that I can discern. : )

steve

"Ace" skrev i melding
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I have no experience with a lathe and I am very interested in getting into
bowl turning.
I have a Grizzly G5979 Lathe and I am thinking about buying a Talon
66B05.53
1" X 8 tpi scroll chuck which also comes with a screw from Lee Valley for
$199. I would like your opinion on this chuck. Also, I want to buy a bowl
gouge and was wondering what you all thought I should get, should I get a
3/8ths or a 1/2 inch gouge?
Thank you all very much for your help, and Happy Thanksgiving!!!


The Talon is one of the really good choices. It is robust,
mine does not show wear in the mechanism after nearly
three years of use.

I would absolutely start with the 3/8. It handles easier for a
beginner, and most important, it is far easier to sharpen
and reshape, due to less metal mass.

A beginner will /should try different kinds of edges
to find one to suit ones own "way".

Bjarte

Vicmarc chucks are also very good, easy to use and have a range of
accessories/ jaws etc.
Peter Stacey.
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"Ace" wrote in message
news:SMKod.90182$5K2.57959@attbi_s03...
I have no experience with a lathe and I am very interested in getting into
bowl turning.
I have a Grizzly G5979 Lathe and I am thinking about buying a Talon
66B05.53
1" X 8 tpi scroll chuck which also comes with a screw from Lee Valley for
$199. I would like your opinion on this chuck. Also, I want to buy a bowl
gouge and was wondering what you all thought I should get, should I get a
3/8ths or a 1/2 inch gouge?
Thank you all very much for your help, and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I recently got a Vicmarc VM100, plus a screw plate and a set of bowl
jaws to match and I have to say that this chuck is a work of art.

The quality and workmanship on all the gear is excellent, it's well
packed, the manual is excellent and you get great followup from the
factory.
Check out
http://www.vicmarc.com/

Cheers
Paul


On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 09:55:45 +1100, "L. Peter Stacey"
wrote:

Vicmarc chucks are also very good, easy to use and have a range of
accessories/ jaws etc.
Peter Stacey.
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"Ace" wrote in message
news:SMKod.90182$5K2.57959@attbi_s03...
I have no experience with a lathe and I am very interested in getting into
bowl turning.
I have a Grizzly G5979 Lathe and I am thinking about buying a Talon
66B05.53
1" X 8 tpi scroll chuck which also comes with a screw from Lee Valley for
$199. I would like your opinion on this chuck. Also, I want to buy a bowl
gouge and was wondering what you all thought I should get, should I get a
3/8ths or a 1/2 inch gouge?
Thank you all very much for your help, and Happy Thanksgiving!!!






Unless otherwise stated all references to location refer to Western Australia

Hi Ace

Ace I have a stronghold, just a larger version, never have any problems
like the ones everyone else seems to have with their cheaper chucks. now
all you have to do is save some money and get a Oneway lathe to go with
the chuck.
Have fun and take care
Leo Van Der Loo

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Ace wrote:

I have no experience with a lathe and I am very interested in getting into
bowl turning.
I have a Grizzly G5979 Lathe and I am thinking about buying a Talon 66B05.53
1" X 8 tpi scroll chuck which also comes with a screw from Lee Valley for
$199. I would like your opinion on this chuck. Also, I want to buy a bowl
gouge and was wondering what you all thought I should get, should I get a
3/8ths or a 1/2 inch gouge?
Thank you all very much for your help, and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

You can't go wrong with the teknatool Supernova 2 chuck. Just bought
one, excellent quality, directions, and support. hth..





On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:51:46 GMT, "Ace" wrote:

I have no experience with a lathe and I am very interested in getting into
bowl turning.
I have a Grizzly G5979 Lathe and I am thinking about buying a Talon 66B05.53
1" X 8 tpi scroll chuck which also comes with a screw from Lee Valley for
$199. I would like your opinion on this chuck. Also, I want to buy a bowl
gouge and was wondering what you all thought I should get, should I get a
3/8ths or a 1/2 inch gouge?
Thank you all very much for your help, and Happy Thanksgiving!!!



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I have the Vicmark and have used the Oneway chucks. Both are excellent and You
can't go wrong with either brand. As for bowl gouges, go with the 3/8 size
which is 1/2 inch actual diameter.