4-jaw Indepedent Chucks

Jeff/Tools4cheap is OOS on the 6" 4-jaw and is moving so no ETA. I've been looking around and it seems only 8" or larger 4-jaw chucks come with 2-piece jaws. I'm really interested in a Gator 6.25" 4-jaw but it comes with solid jaws.... like everything else in the 6" range. Is there a reason for this?
 
There is really no reason to have 2 piece jaws on a 4-jaw chuck unless you want to install soft-jaws, the jaws are reversible anyway . Making them with solid jaws is a bit cheaper than the extra work of making 2-piece jaws, also it makes a bit more compact chuck because the jaws won't stick out as far.
 
JimDawson said:
There is really no reason to have 2 piece jaws on a 4-jaw chuck unless you want to install soft-jaws, the jaws are reversible anyway . Making them with solid jaws is a bit cheaper than the extra work of making 2-piece jaws, also it makes a bit more compact chuck because the jaws won't stick out as far.
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Got it. Thank you Jim. Knowing that should make things easier for me to decide what chuck to get now..... may just go with the Gator.
 
I put the biggest 4 jaw that will fit & I can afford. I was going to get a bigger chuck for my last lathe but the "can afford" part stopped me. Don't forget about the jaws sticking out when sizing.
 
I put the biggest 4 jaw that will fit & I can afford. I was going to get a bigger chuck for my last lathe but the "can afford" part stopped me. Don't forget about the jaws sticking out when sizing.
 
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