Ax-man
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Does a self centering chuck hold a work piece as good as they show on U Tube for hollowing out the end of a bowl as an example?????
I have been wanting to try my hand at making a bowl but never had the right accessories to do this until recently when I bought another lathe that came with some faceplates and a four jaw chuck. The faceplates work good enough for what little I have used them but installing screws just isn't really my thing. The four jaw chuck I have is not working out for me. The chuck is not a self centering type chuck and has three steps in the jaws for different diameter stock. One has to adjust and tighten each jaw separately. The problem comes when the hallowing process starts. The work piece slips out of the jaws.
I did a little digging on the internet on chucks and the one I have may be more suited to a metal lathe. The self centering chucks for doing wood work on a lathe are not really not much different in the jaws than what I have now . Eventually I will probably get a decent chuck for a wood lathe but don't really want to spend the money on one if the same thing is going to happen with the work piece falling out of the chuck when doing hollowing work on end grain.
I am not the most experienced turner by no means. I just might be missing something here when it comes to turning with a chuck and if anyone can pass along a few tips it would be appreciated. Any tips on chuck selection would be helpful.
At the present time I am just going to forget about the chuck and work with the face plates a little more because I feel safer with the faceplates verses using my present chuck.
I have been wanting to try my hand at making a bowl but never had the right accessories to do this until recently when I bought another lathe that came with some faceplates and a four jaw chuck. The faceplates work good enough for what little I have used them but installing screws just isn't really my thing. The four jaw chuck I have is not working out for me. The chuck is not a self centering type chuck and has three steps in the jaws for different diameter stock. One has to adjust and tighten each jaw separately. The problem comes when the hallowing process starts. The work piece slips out of the jaws.
I did a little digging on the internet on chucks and the one I have may be more suited to a metal lathe. The self centering chucks for doing wood work on a lathe are not really not much different in the jaws than what I have now . Eventually I will probably get a decent chuck for a wood lathe but don't really want to spend the money on one if the same thing is going to happen with the work piece falling out of the chuck when doing hollowing work on end grain.
I am not the most experienced turner by no means. I just might be missing something here when it comes to turning with a chuck and if anyone can pass along a few tips it would be appreciated. Any tips on chuck selection would be helpful.
At the present time I am just going to forget about the chuck and work with the face plates a little more because I feel safer with the faceplates verses using my present chuck.