How do you guys/gals chuck a handle (cork, eva or otherwise), also a blank, in a dryer or power wrapper/chuck so as not to damage the blank or handle?

Steve,
I put masking tape around it. I do it so it fits snug with the sticky side out, then I wrap another section over the sticky side, so there is sticky on sticky. If you are worried about indents on the cork, I take a piece of styrene (used in model railroad building I get at the hobby shop) and cut tiny pieces so it fits over the chuck, or in my case the bolt. I put it between the bolt and the cork. This works for me, as I just did this today. I am new at this, so someone else here might be able to give you some advanced techniques. Hope this helps.

Dick

I use a PVC pipe cap for a chuck it has 3 Eqi-distant holes drilled in the outside1/4 inch Dia. X 3/4 in
put thru from the inside with a nut on the outside and use 3 Rubber bands to hold the blank hooked from bolt to bolt

I have a three jaw chuck and if I'm doing foam handle I glue butt cap on or use double stick tape to keep it from working out of chuck. Almost screwed up a rod that was turning in dryer, went in house for 20 min. came out and found butt of rod a 1/4" from coming out of dryer. If I'm doing cork either clamp butt cap or clamp where butt cat will glue on. As for clamping a blank I just wrap tape and snug chuck to it. Foam is the one you have to watch, you can't clamp it tight enough without tape. Hope this helps.ED..

Steve,

Masking tape wherever the blank touches the wrapper/dryer.

Hank
On The Rocks Fishing
Wells, ME.