Chucks

[smw6442]

I"m looking for a Chuck for my lathe and not sure what to get..would like a nice one that well last and can be used for several things..any help would be great..brand names and model numbers would be great..thanks steve...

 

[nava1uni]

Woodcraft has the Nova on sale and it comes with several jaws. I have two of them and they are really good chucks.

 

[phillywood]

I fyou get the Nova G3 with accessory jaws extra kit, it comes with cole jaw ans bunch of other jaws. It wil help you out a lot since you are trying to turn pens. I tcan hold small blanks in the long nose jaws. Right now it is on slae for 179.99 at Woodcraft instead of $298 it should last you a long time. Of course you need to get the adaptor to fit your particular headstock spindle and in the future you only have to change the adaptor for your new lathe and you are back in business.and as you grow in turning you can add other jaws tht wil fit it. If you want to do bigger stuff like bowls and larger items then you wil need to get the super Nova2. I am not sure if it's on sale right now. I got bothe of them and like them a lot.

 

[Bowl Slinger]

I have the Barracuda and the Barracuda 4 chucks from PSI. They are very good tools for the price.
Barracuda Lathe Chuck System at Penn State Industries = $139.00/comes with 4 sets of jaws
Barracuda4 Lathe Chuck System at Penn State Industries = $229.00/comes with 4 sets of jaws

You can purchase both of these for the cost of one Nova.

 

[Lucky2]

Of the two types or brands listed, which one would be the best one to buy?
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[el_d]

Of the two types or brands listed, which one would be the best one to buy?
Len

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I'd go with the nova.

 

[el_d]

Of the two types or brands listed, which one would be the best one to buy?
Len

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I'd go with the nova.

I have both and like the nova better.

 

[nativewooder]

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