I am thinking about a project that might require a Longworth chuck with 6 slots rather than the usual 8. Anyone here know of one ready made in a 16 inch size?
I'm trying to take the lazy way out, and something done on a CNC would be more precise. I might ask Dave Falkner on Etsy if he can do something custom, since he does make a 10" Longworth with six slots. But for right now I'm just looking to see what the options are.If all else fails its not hard to make one if you have a decent router.
I'm not commited to do doing anything, yet, or ever. More like I'm thinking out loud. What I'm pondering may not even be possible, but would be sort of a cross between a triangle and a tripod. I don't think anything based on a four jaw chuck would work.Not knowing what your project is or why you would need a Longworth chuck. Is your piece/project hexagonal?
How about mounting "flat jaws" with wood plates to which you can add 6-8 dowel like pins or blocks of wood - or even mitered corners to fit. Cole/Jumbo jaws could also be modified in the same way. Without knowing what you had in mind it
is kind of hard to come up with a solution.