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Jim Jakosh
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Chuck Box
This is a woodworking and metalworking project. I bought this 3 jaw chuck and fitted it with backing plat with a 1"-8 do I could turn soft metal things - and round wood- in our wood lathe in the Arizona shop. then I fitted it with a 36 hole index ring so I could do some accurate indexing in that lathe as well.
Then I had to made box to carry it with the chuck key and the reverseable jaws. The box is made from 6 pieces of 1/2" Baltic birch plywood that was lock mitered on all edges and glued together. Then I cut the curve to split the top and bottom. Added a handle , hinges and a hasp and it is good to go. I made it back in '21 and carry it back and forth every year. I have occasions to use it in my Nova lathe here in Grand Rapids too.
Then I had to made box to carry it with the chuck key and the reverseable jaws. The box is made from 6 pieces of 1/2" Baltic birch plywood that was lock mitered on all edges and glued together. Then I cut the curve to split the top and bottom. Added a handle , hinges and a hasp and it is good to go. I made it back in '21 and carry it back and forth every year. I have occasions to use it in my Nova lathe here in Grand Rapids too.
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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Great storage Jim. I have one of the Nova chucks with 3 separate jaw sets, it sits in the plastic box when not in use. Well done.
Main Street to the Mountains
Nice, Jim!
I need to figure out a way to do an indexed chuck on my lathe one of these years.
I need to figure out a way to do an indexed chuck on my lathe one of these years.
May you have the day you deserve!
Nice design, all associated items fit quite nicely.
Really nice, seems like a tool that nice surely needs a suitable case. You put some details in this case from handle, to curved lid to fit of tools, really well done, impressive work.
TimV, "The understanding eye sees the maker's fingerprints, they are evident in every detail, leave Fingerprints." James Krenov
Nice design for the chuck. Well done. Like the S on the top to bottom.
Ron
Nicely done! Smart to move it safely.
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
Well done Jim! I've drawn up plans for storing my 3-jaw system but for now all the pieces are in a plastic bin (with a lid).
Thank you all for the nice comments. I had an occasion to use the chuck today!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
I have to relearn my chuck been so long
Petey
Petey, I keep an index card in the Nova case that list the sizes of both the mortise and the tenon (min an max) becasus I can never remember.
Main Street to the Mountains
Thanks, Petey.
Hi Eric I have made many go/ no-go gages for my 4 jaw wood chucks to quickly determine the max and min for the mortise and tenon made to fit the chuck. Here is one of mine from Lumberjocks: I use it all the time!
https://www.lumberjocks.com/threads/gauges-in-the-shop.331525/
Hi Eric I have made many go/ no-go gages for my 4 jaw wood chucks to quickly determine the max and min for the mortise and tenon made to fit the chuck. Here is one of mine from Lumberjocks: I use it all the time!
https://www.lumberjocks.com/threads/gauges-in-the-shop.331525/
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Cool idea for chuck....
...woodicted
Thanks, Ivan. The box keeps it all together!!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
Jim,
Great idea and very well made....Looks good!!!!
Regards......Cliff.
Great idea and very well made....Looks good!!!!
Regards......Cliff.
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