53Jim
Member
Hi gang,
My wife bought me a Nova Precision Midi chuck from WoodCraft, and I am having a hard time getting anything to stay in the jaws. I have everything assembled properly, and I have the wood clamped in good and tight, but whenever I get a tool anywhere near the end grain (also the un supported end) the wood likes to fly around the shop.
Is there a different website, or book, or something that would be able to teach me the proper way to use this chuck.
It would be nice if I could, someday, make goblets, and birdhouses like some of you people do, but untill I can figure out what I;'m doing wrong, I'll just look at the stuff you make and dream.
Thanks,
Jim
Sorry it took so long to respond, but we had a family emergency, and funeral.
Anyway, after the "get together" today, I tried the suggestion for putting a small dovetail on the end. It worked GREAT, but my touch with the tools needs some work.
I still screwed up the peice of wood. Now my wife wants me to take a class at WoodCraft, so I don't wasted anymore wood.
THANKS FOR THE GREAT ADVICE.
Jim
My wife bought me a Nova Precision Midi chuck from WoodCraft, and I am having a hard time getting anything to stay in the jaws. I have everything assembled properly, and I have the wood clamped in good and tight, but whenever I get a tool anywhere near the end grain (also the un supported end) the wood likes to fly around the shop.
Is there a different website, or book, or something that would be able to teach me the proper way to use this chuck.
It would be nice if I could, someday, make goblets, and birdhouses like some of you people do, but untill I can figure out what I;'m doing wrong, I'll just look at the stuff you make and dream.
Thanks,
Jim
Sorry it took so long to respond, but we had a family emergency, and funeral.
Anyway, after the "get together" today, I tried the suggestion for putting a small dovetail on the end. It worked GREAT, but my touch with the tools needs some work.
I still screwed up the peice of wood. Now my wife wants me to take a class at WoodCraft, so I don't wasted anymore wood.
THANKS FOR THE GREAT ADVICE.
Jim