Note to Mike - If you think my lathe is cute, wait until you see these chucks. :gar-Bi
I have not succumbed yet; I am still focused on the small stuff. The chucks I am looking at would be used for spindle turning and usually with a live center on the other end. I am quickly discovering that spur centers and small stuff are not the best combination. Also, down the road a bit, I might try a couple of wind instruments. Anyway, that is a long winded disclaimer to say I know these are not bowl chucks and they would probably only hold a large blank long enough to spin it up to terminal velocity.
I am looking at a couple of chucks at Grizzly. Here is one:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Mini-Lathe-Chuck-w-Arbors/H5934
and here is another:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H8034
Yes, I realize that is 2" versus 3" and I think the 2" probably fits my needs and enforces sanity a little better. Also looks like less of a knuckle buster. But I also wondered about the pros an cons of MT versus threaded. The only one that occurs to me is that I guess you can get some "backwards" drill bits and hollow through the headstock if you go with the threaded one. I can't think of a reason to do that instead of hollowing through the tail stock (it makes a lot more sense to me to push the wood into the chuck while hollowing).
Thoughts? Alternatives?
I have not succumbed yet; I am still focused on the small stuff. The chucks I am looking at would be used for spindle turning and usually with a live center on the other end. I am quickly discovering that spur centers and small stuff are not the best combination. Also, down the road a bit, I might try a couple of wind instruments. Anyway, that is a long winded disclaimer to say I know these are not bowl chucks and they would probably only hold a large blank long enough to spin it up to terminal velocity.
I am looking at a couple of chucks at Grizzly. Here is one:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Mini-Lathe-Chuck-w-Arbors/H5934
and here is another:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/H8034
Yes, I realize that is 2" versus 3" and I think the 2" probably fits my needs and enforces sanity a little better. Also looks like less of a knuckle buster. But I also wondered about the pros an cons of MT versus threaded. The only one that occurs to me is that I guess you can get some "backwards" drill bits and hollow through the headstock if you go with the threaded one. I can't think of a reason to do that instead of hollowing through the tail stock (it makes a lot more sense to me to push the wood into the chuck while hollowing).
Thoughts? Alternatives?
