C cd18524 Member Joined Nov 23, 2005 Messages 312 Location Homewood, IL, USA. Apr 7, 2006 #1 Anyone out there try using the replacement rods for mandrels in a jacob's chuck? Just seems like it might be a way to save a few bucks. Chris
Anyone out there try using the replacement rods for mandrels in a jacob's chuck? Just seems like it might be a way to save a few bucks. Chris
W wudwrkr Member Joined Nov 19, 2005 Messages 545 Location Newark, CA, USA. Apr 7, 2006 #2 That is exactly how I turned my first pens on my Shopsmith. Works great when you have the proper live center in the tailstock! Of course, you really are not saving any money unless you already have the chuck. []
That is exactly how I turned my first pens on my Shopsmith. Works great when you have the proper live center in the tailstock! Of course, you really are not saving any money unless you already have the chuck. []