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Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
steve parks
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Date: September 10, 2005 02:19PM
Will the 3 and 4 jaw chucks from Pennstate Industires fit the Jet and Delta Midi lathes? I'm looking to be me a good lathe and wanna go ahead and get the chuck also. Any other advice on tools, accessories and different brands of lathes to purchase? The only ones that I have heard of are Jet, Delta and Turncrafter Pro.
Thanks, Steve Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
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Date: September 10, 2005 02:35PM
As long as the Morse Taper (MT1, MT2) match the lathe any chuck shouldl fit any lathe. I have the Turncrafter Pro and am real happy with it. One thing that I learned the hard way is to get good chisels and a VARIABLE speed grinder with pink or white wheels or it won't make any difference what you use
Mike Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
William Bartlett
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Date: September 10, 2005 03:55PM
AMEN!!!!!!!! Bill in WV Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Dave Gilberg
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Date: September 10, 2005 06:17PM
Just yesterday I ordered an MT-2 3 Jaw Scroll Chuck and a 3/8" Drill Chuck for my Jet 1014. Where is a good place ot get a decent variable speed grinder with the pink and white wheels without spending a fortune? I have seen slow grinders which are very costly. Grizzly has a flat wheel unit that is not too expensive. Anyone know if this will do the job?
Dave Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
William Bartlett
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Date: September 10, 2005 08:47PM
Go to Lowes baught one for 69.98 works great, but get the stans that they go on. Bill in WV Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
William Cunningham
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Date: September 10, 2005 09:34PM
I use a Dremel to to sharpen mine, love it. Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Tony Ertola
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Date: September 10, 2005 10:28PM
I bought a pretty cheap chisel set from psi with the turncrafter pro and I'm glad I did. It's good practice sharpening. I wouldn't want to waste good ones in the learning process. I have a single speed craftsman grinder that gets the job done. I'd like to get a finer wheel though. Sears also has a slow wet grinding stone for about $29. I'm sure it'd be fine for touching up the edge on the chisels. Reshaping the bevels might take awhile. The 3 jaw chuck is fine for holding the mandrels. Must turn the blanks round with the spur center first before mounting in the 3 jaw and boring the center.
Tony Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Art Parramoure
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Date: September 11, 2005 10:13AM
Most of what I am using is based on the thread size not morse taper for the chuck. Either a 1" x 8 or a 3/4" X 16 thread,, or an adapter nut for your machine.. the MT1-MT2 is the taper for the other tools such as the live center, spur center, drill chuck.. However I do think that they make a chuck that has a MT fitting instead of a threaded insert. I would think you would want to be able to chuck up a blank and have it go thru the head stock, I know I have to do that all the time, and if I had a chuck that had the MT for attachment to the lathe, I would not be able to use it, it would be too limited.
Tight lines, Art Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
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Date: September 11, 2005 10:34AM
Art,
Wow, you actually put a blank on the lathe?? You/re a lot braver that me!! How do you even go about doing it?? First I heard of that. Mike Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Art Parramoure
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Date: September 11, 2005 01:05PM
Maybe you otta go to the "other" photo site and look at my steady rest.. user= aparramoure. I now have a couple of those steady rests,, and you can chuck up anything on the lathe. Sometimes you have to "think outside the box" but you can do it !
I put blanks on the lathe all the time... particularly with the very custom grips... With bamboo blanks, I use it for the ferrule stations on all the sections. Once you start, you'll never stop finding ways to use the lathe with the blank... (no,,, haven't tried "power wrapping" on it yet...) <G> Tight lines,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Mike Barkley
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Date: September 11, 2005 01:53PM
Art,
That's one heck of a steady rest!! A lot of great pix!! Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Fran Park
(---.atlaga.adelphia.net)
Date: September 11, 2005 06:47PM
I have the 3-jaw chuck, and it works fine. But I think if you are going to turn much wood (reel seats, handles, etc,) from square blocks of wood, a four jaw would be better.
I tried a blank in my PSI once. It shattered into a thousand pieces. As for sharpening, I bought an 8", slow speed grinder and the Wolverine jig, to make my sharpening idiot-proof. ( I am the only one using it). Came with two white wheels, turns @ 1750 rpms. However, the setup cost more than my lathe. Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
Ron Hossack
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Date: September 11, 2005 10:02PM
Steve Parks Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Will the 3 and 4 jaw chucks from Pennstate > Industires fit the Jet and Delta Midi lathes? I'm > looking to be me a good lathe and wanna go ahead > and get the chuck also. Any other advice on tools, > accessories and different brands of lathes to > purchase? The only ones that I have heard of are > Jet, Delta and Turncrafter Pro. I have a Wilton lathe (made in the same chinesse factory as these others just a different color) and mine takes 3/4" X 16 thread and I ordered the chuck Pennstate. Re: Chucks for lathes
Posted by:
William Bartlett
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Date: September 11, 2005 11:40PM
My Turncrafter Pro has a 1" 8 thread and I bought the Nova Midi chuck from Woodcraft works perfect. I wish I'd have bought the right size whatever there called for the chuck it comes with a 50mm and I bought the 25 mm (Way too small for turning handles unless they have big bores) I'm probly gonna have to go back and get the 35mm. I'm with you other guys I'm way to chicken to turn with the blank on!!!! Bill in WV Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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