How To Make A Jam Chuck For A Wood Lathe

Once the jaw ring is complete it is cut into quarters making the four jaws we use on the chuck.

How to make a jam chuck for a wood lathe. Go to your local building supply store and find a cheap plunger mine was 3. Every time you use this jam chuck make sure the mount on the scroll chuck is straight true lined up with your mark and firmly against the shoulder all the way. Drill a hole deeper than the length of your headstock threads but do not let it contact the four-jaw chuck.

I work in an officeI cant teach you something new everydaybusy however if you trust in me you can be the best wood. Screwchucks with a pointed small screw enable quick mounting of small blocks of wood - you can just screw the block on while the screwchuck is on the lathe. Screw chucks with larger parallel threaded screws require you to drill a pilot hole first but give a superior grip.

The two pieces are bolted together with long bolts. You can make servicable screw chucks yourself out of wood on your lathe. Above Sorby Patriot chuck with 2in spigot jaws.

For a 1-14 x 8 TPI headstock drill a 1-18 initial hole and tap with a 1-14 x 8 TPI wood tap. Above Jam chuck held in Vicmarc chuck. Next invert the bowl mounting the tenon in your 4-jaw chuck and re-turn the bowls interior.

Sep 10 2018 - Explore Eds board Jam chucks on Pinterest. See more ideas about wood turning projects wood turning wood lathe. These are handy for holding such projects as wooden.

Secure the setup with the tail center and turn the tenon and outside of the bowl concentric. Im not an engineer or a woodworker. For a 1 x 8 TPI headstock drill a 78 initial hole and tap with a 1 x 8 TPI wood tap.