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Getting a Grip on Four-Jaw Lathe Chucks

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Jaw Design

Dovetail jaws usually leave
minimal or no marking on the finished
vessel, reducing the need to remount
it to remove any marks.

Serrated jaws have great holding
power, particularly when gripping
end-grain stock, but leave marks
that must be removed.

Jaw Design

There are two basic jaw designs, dovetail and serrated, as shown right. Most jaws for Vicmarc and Axminster chucks are of the dovetail design. The flanged SuperNova jaws are a variation of this design. Serrated jaws are most common on Oneway chucks.

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Comments (4)

rwm50 wrote:

myplace i have the same unit, you need a 1" + 10 tpi thread type chuck

4/3/2013 05:31:05 PM Report Abuse

christopher_sta wrote:

I have a 4 Jaw chuck ordered at Busy Bee Tools for my Craftsman lathe. 3/4 X 16 TPI tread pattern.

11/27/2011 10:09:28 AM Report Abuse

mcplace wrote:

I need a 4jaw chuck for a Sears Craftsman wood lathe model# 351.217150 where can I find one. Sears says this model is obsolete any brand might as lon as the thread pattern match.Can some one help

4/23/2011 12:50:03 PM Report Abuse

helmich1 wrote:

Very informative! Metalworking 4 jaw chucks work differently, but that is another ballgame.

3/24/2011 10:38:22 AM Report Abuse