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    New lathe questions (chucks and QC setup)

    Good job That is a good looking rack. I like the top view to show what you’re grabbing.
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    New lathe questions (chucks and QC setup)

    6 jaw chuck Hello Butch, Yes these chucks can be heavy. The major advantage to a six jaw chuck is when you are machining split part assemblies. I used a 8.5” with top jaws bored to hold neck finish tooling for blow molds. First steps still required a 12” four jaw.
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    New lathe questions (chucks and QC setup)

    3 or 4 jaw? I am new here, but old everywhere else. After fifty...and still counting years doing anything needed on an engine lathe, my first choice is a damned GOOD four jaw independent chuck. You did not state the size of your new girl friend. Probably a nine or ten inch. Spindle nose size...
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