4 jaw chuck as a vise

[Charles scozzari]

I would like to just throw this out there for others opinions or uses. I use my 10" independent 4 jaw mounted chuck for holding work that exceeds the opening of my table vise or odd shaped work. It has the advantage of not needing to space the work off the table surface because of the stepped jaws. The work I show below is an oval 9x10x3/8" that calls for a 3 1/2" hole with final sizing using my bore tool. It also works well with round stock. Granted the lathe can accommodate odd shapes, but that means a face plate swap. Thanks, Charlie

 

[woodchucker]

nothing wrong with what you have done..
if it works, its just another way of doing things.

There are many ways to do one thing.. and usually some ways not to (safety, risk to machines, tooling, etc) This falls under the first.. It's a decent solution.

 

[silence dogood]

When you think about it, a chuck is a type of vise. As Woodchucker has stated, just make sure that tools that you are using are up to the task.

 

[stupoty]

I have handy slightly beaten up 3 jaw that I use for holding round stuff on the drill press or mill , very handy

Stu

 

[682bear]

I have used a chuck mounted to a plate that hangs off the mill table to bore fixed chokes in shotgun barrels...



-Bear

 

[Charles scozzari]

I have used a chuck mounted to a plate that hangs off the mill table to bore fixed chokes in shotgun barrels...

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-Bear

Thanks for the post. Thats a great idea to offset it like that.

 

[erikmannie]

I would like to just throw this out there for others opinions or uses. I use my 10" independent 4 jaw mounted chuck for holding work that exceeds the opening of my table vise or odd shaped work. It has the advantage of not needing to space the work off the table surface because of the stepped jaws. The work I show below is an oval 9x10x3/8" that calls for a 3 1/2" hole with final sizing using my bore tool. It also works well with round stock. Granted the lathe can accommodate odd shapes, but that means a face plate swap. Thanks, CharlieView attachment 400234View attachment 400235

I would like to hear about the backing plate you have there. Is it something you made? I assume that the chuck is bolted to the backing plate.

 

[Charles scozzari]

I would like to hear about the backing plate you have there. Is it something you made? I assume that the chuck is bolted to the backing plate.

Hi, thanks for your interest. Yes it is bolted to the plate. The plate is 12" x 1/2" with a 2 1/2" hole in the center. This set up has really come in handy. Thanks again.

 

[Mini Cooper S]

When we had our manufacturing business we had chucks that we mounted to square plates that we would clamp in the Kurt vises on our CNCs. We had several jobs that we ran that were round parts and the chucks were ideal for holding them. I still have the chucks and plates and occasionally use them on my CNC.

Richard

 

[Batmanacw]

I put this 8" chuck on a plate a while back. It is extremely handy for all kinds of projects.

The chuck on my rotary table can be used on the mill by itself as well.