Using supernova chuck to hold mandrel

[sbwertz]

A friend has an old HF lathe with only a 3/4" x 10 tpi headstock. He has a supernova chuck that fits it. He wants to turn pens. Can he grip a mandrel rod in the supernova? Would he need pin jaws?

Is there some sort of 60 degree dead center that would clamp in the supernova for TBC?

There is not a screw on mandrel available in this thread size that I can find. Or a jacobs chuck attachment. Or a femal mt2 attachment.

 

[qballizhere]

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I use to have a HF lathe before I got my jet.
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You will be all set for the head stock

 

[bensoelberg]

I have the HF 34706 which I know is a different model than your friends. I also have a Supernova chuck with pin jaws. The pin jaws will not hold a standard mandrel. The gap between the chuck jaws is still larger than the outside diameter of a mandrel. If you've found an insert that works for a Supernova, the same insert would probably work on with a collet chuck that could then hold the mandrel. In all honesty, I think that you are on the right track starting him off TBC. Most (if not all) of the dead centers that I've seen for sale here have a MT2, but I know that some have made their own. I think that would probably be the best option. It looks like the tailstock has a MT2, so you should be able to find a good live center.

 

[sbwertz]

Have him go to http://www.woodnwhimsies.com/product281.html?__utma=1.200540896.1295300757.1306806636.1306944450.25&__utmb=1&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1298822385.12.2.utmccn%3D%28referral%29|utmcsr%3Dpenturners.org|utmcct%3D%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php|utmcmd%3Dreferral&__utmv=-&__utmk=152429242
I use to have a HF lathe before I got my jet.
Then add http://www.woodnwhimsies.com/produc...php|utmcmd=referral&__utmv=-&__utmk=152429242
You will be all set for the head stock

Just EXACTLY what he needs! I just emailed both those links to him. Thank you so much.