Screw chuck

[Petricore]

I'm thinking about getting this: http://www.pennstateind.com/store/PK-TOP-MJ.html
Wondering if anyone has bought it and what they think about it.

Thanks,
Linc

 

[cnirenberg]

I have one similar. I don't use it much. All things have their application, it depends on what you want to do with it. Sorry for the vague answer.

 

[mick]

I would go with something like the one in the link below....The PSI version has a very small screw and it's not made in one piece. This one is much heavier and the screw threads are deeper and have much better gripping power. And it's cheaper!

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/fullpres.exe?PARTNUM=136-880&search=Woodworm Screw&smode=&showsingle=

I use this one and have never worried about how well anything i was turning was held.

 

[Petricore]

well I was going to use it for small projects like knobs and whatnot.... wasnt sure how useful it would be in the long run. My worm screw in my chuck didnt work well for holding cherry for some reason, it stripped out...
I am using a gluechuck at the moment and it works fine, but kind of a hassle to setup.

 

[ldb2000]

How about a bottle stopper chuck ? I've turned some knobs for projects using it but I still haven't turned a bottle stopper with it ... lol

 

[mick]

well I was going to use it for small projects like knobs and whatnot.... wasnt sure how useful it would be in the long run. My worm screw in my chuck didnt work well for holding cherry for some reason, it stripped out...
I am using a gluechuck at the moment and it works fine, but kind of a hassle to setup.

Ok the one I linked to would be kind of overkill for very small stuff.....lol
The smaller screw might be to your advantage then.

 

[mick]

How about a bottle stopper chuck ? I've turned some knobs for projects using it but I still haven't turned a bottle stopper with it ... lol

Butch I don't want to hijack this thread ....but out of curiousity what's the smallest knob or "button" you've turned with your bottlestopper chuck?

 

[holmqer]

well I was going to use it for small projects like knobs and whatnot.... wasnt sure how useful it would be in the long run. My worm screw in my chuck didnt work well for holding cherry for some reason, it stripped out...
I am using a gluechuck at the moment and it works fine, but kind of a hassle to setup.

You could make your own from a piece of hardwood and a double ended screw. Turn a taper that matches your lathe, put a shoulder on it, drill a pilot hole with a jacobs chuck, then insert the double ended screw.

This way you can easily make as many as you want with different threads etc.

I have one I made with a double taper for thimbles. One taper is MT2, and one matches the thimble cutter.

 

[titan2]

You could make your own from a piece of hardwood and a double ended screw. Turn a taper that matches your lathe, put a shoulder on it, drill a pilot hole with a jacobs chuck, then insert the double ended screw.

This way you can easily make as many as you want with different threads etc.

I have one I made with a double taper for thimbles. One taper is MT2, and one matches the thimble cutter.

I'd be interested in seeing what you use for thimbles......I'm looking at starting to do those also!

TIA


Barney

 

[holmqer]

I'd be interested in seeing what you use for thimbles......I'm looking at starting to do those also!

TIA


Barney

I made this from a scrap of Hickory. It has MT2 on one end and a taper to match the inside of the thimble on the other.

I drill the thimble, then press it onto this chuck like a jamb chuck and finish the turning.