On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:21:48 -0600, James wrote:
> Hi Group, Can anyone tell me who makes the Woodriver lathe chuck? I need
> to contact them. I would like to know what the threads are on their
> adapters because I've acquired a three jaw chuck and need to convert it.
> Thanks, Jim
While I've never used one, the horror stories I've heard about 3 jaw
chucks make me wonder why you want one. Is there some specific use for
which a 3 jaw chuck is better than a 4 jaw?
If not, I'd suggest just getting the Wood River chuck. I've got one and
it works fine. The only limitation is that there aren't many different
jaw sets for it. It comes with #2. AFAIK, a #1, a #3, and a small Cole
jaw set with 8" capacity are it.
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It's turtles, all the way down
Ok -
I have both wood and metal lathes. Metal Mill etc.
Both lathes have 3 & 4 jaw. The wood also has a nice wood chuck
that is a 4 step jaw ... type.
3 jaw is a fast self centering chuck. A universal concept.
A 4 jaw can be magic! You don't have a true cylinder to chuck ?!
A 4 jaw can hold lots of stuff and even hold it to the an offset
because of need instead of kicking the taillstock sideways.
So a 4 can hold odd shape - and have jaws at unique positions.
In fact one can use only 3 jaws in the 4 having one so far from
the wood it can't get there.
Depends on the need -
Martin
Larry Blanchard wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:21:48 -0600, James wrote:
>
>> Hi Group, Can anyone tell me who makes the Woodriver lathe chuck? I need
>> to contact them. I would like to know what the threads are on their
>> adapters because I've acquired a three jaw chuck and need to convert it.
>> Thanks, Jim
>
> While I've never used one, the horror stories I've heard about 3 jaw
> chucks make me wonder why you want one. Is there some specific use for
> which a 3 jaw chuck is better than a 4 jaw?
>
> If not, I'd suggest just getting the Wood River chuck. I've got one and
> it works fine. The only limitation is that there aren't many different
> jaw sets for it. It comes with #2. AFAIK, a #1, a #3, and a small Cole
> jaw set with 8" capacity are it.
>
>
>
Martin H. Eastburn wrote:
> Ok -
>
> I have both wood and metal lathes. Metal Mill etc.
> Both lathes have 3 & 4 jaw. The wood also has a nice wood chuck
> that is a 4 step jaw ... type.
>
> 3 jaw is a fast self centering chuck. A universal concept.
>
> A 4 jaw can be magic! You don't have a true cylinder to chuck ?!
> A 4 jaw can hold lots of stuff and even hold it to the an offset
> because of need instead of kicking the taillstock sideways.
>
> So a 4 can hold odd shape - and have jaws at unique positions.
> In fact one can use only 3 jaws in the 4 having one so far from
> the wood it can't get there.
>
> Depends on the need -
>
> Martin
>
> Larry Blanchard wrote:
> > On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:21:48 -0600, James wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Group, Can anyone tell me who makes the Woodriver lathe chuck?
> > > I need to contact them. I would like to know what the threads are
> > > on their adapters because I've acquired a three jaw chuck and
> > > need to convert it. Thanks, Jim
> >
> > While I've never used one, the horror stories I've heard about 3
> > jaw chucks make me wonder why you want one. Is there some
> > specific use for which a 3 jaw chuck is better than a 4 jaw?
> >
> > If not, I'd suggest just getting the Wood River chuck. I've got
> > one and it works fine. The only limitation is that there aren't
> > many different jaw sets for it. It comes with #2. AFAIK, a #1, a
> > #3, and a small Cole jaw set with 8" capacity are it.
> >
> >
> >
I did e-mail Woodcrafters and the adapter is a 33mm X 3.5 pitch thread.
I'm having a machinist made me an adapter that is 3/4"x16tpi (may lathe
spindle) to 1"x12tpi( the chuck) which was cheaper in the long run. I
will be using it to bore holes and turn small wood parts. The price was
right is why I got it. Jim
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On Feb 3, 10:21=A0am, "James" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Group, Can anyone tell me who makes the Woodriver lathe chuck? I
> need to contact them. I would like to know what the threads are on
> their adapters because I've acquired a three jaw chuck and need to
> convert it. Thanks, Jim
>
> --
They might be the Woodcraft house brand. The woodcraft site has a
bunch of "Woodriver" brand items, so you might start there. They might
even have a manual on their website you can download and get the
information you need.
Failing that, you can check the woodturning newsgroup.
-Nathan
I believe Woodriver is sold at Woodcraft.com - hope this helps.
On Feb 3, 10:21=A0am, "James" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Group, Can anyone tell me who makes the Woodriver lathe chuck? I
> need to contact them. I would like to know what the threads are on
> their adapters because I've acquired a three jaw chuck and need to
> convert it. Thanks, Jim
>
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