FOUR JAW CHUCK do you like it or hate it?

[f350ca]

I built two overhead cranes in the shop. They each span 12 feet and travel the length of the building. Great for installing chucks.



Greg

 

[silence dogood]

I will use which ever chuck that will seem to work best for the project. So I change my chucks often. The good thing about that is that it gives me a chance to clean out the swarf and sludge that builds up in and on the chucks and spindle. Mark

 

[Doubleeboy]

The bottom of this page shows a method that might work, if you don't want to, or can't drill into your chuck.

http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/news/mar02/mar02.html

Thanks for the tip, I will have to work on this.
michael

 

[Smithdoor]

Save the fingers too
I found a small 5" chuck will @#$%#$
The Chuck Cradle work great have use for 40 years

Dave

Thanks for the tip, I will have to work on this.
michael

 

[cnc-me]

I use a four jaw when it is needed, have a 5C setup and two 3 jaws that get most of the work.
My biggest issue with the four jaw is getting it up on the lathe, as that sucker weighs over 100 pounds!
Seems like I'm always changing chucks or collets,guess it's time to get some smaller chucks.

 

[mrbreezeet1]

Normally just use the 3 jaw, but the 4 jaw is nice on odd parts, as mentioned above.
I had some old facet knobs, I used for my delta sander, I showed them here before. i dialed them in and drilled out and tapped. had to use the 4 jaw.
Trapped a washer under where the hot and cold ceramic piece would go.

 

[ogberi]

I figured I'd kill two birds with one round of buckshot.

Here's a video of me using the dedicated indicator holder for centering work in the 4 jaw chuck, along with how I do it.

http://youtu.be/nQb_1eMVt5Y

 

[MarkStephen]

I figured I'd kill two birds with one round of buckshot.

Here's a video of me using the dedicated indicator holder for centering work in the 4 jaw chuck, along with how I do it.

http://youtu.be/nQb_1eMVt5Y

The video has been marked private.

 

[ogberi]

Whoop. fixed

 

[MarkStephen]

Whoop. fixed

Great. And now you have provided me with yet another project for my Taig. :thumbsup:

Mark