Wood Jaws For The Talon Chuck

[jpscroller]

I have a little problem I am hoping someone can help with. I have been turning for less than a year and have a Jet 1442 lathe with a 14 inch swing. I have turned several bowls in the 7-9 inch range and reversed chucked them with the Jumbo Jaws and the Oneway Talon chuck. Worked great. This lets me cut with the grain to finish the bottom. Now I have rough turned some bowls that are in the 12-13 inch range, and the Jumbo Jaws will only chuck a maximum of about 11 inches. I was wondering about making some Wood Jaws that might fit the Talon and give me a couple more inches in diameter, just under the 14 inches my swing can handle. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I saw Bill Grumbines Bowl turning jig on his video, but it looked like it was just for finishing the bottom. Thanks for any help.

Jeff

 

[DeanGThomas]

I, too, just watched a video where someone had purchased a set of the parts that the jaws bolt to, and had attached some MDF in a lovely circle, cut a path into it and used it to reverse chuck some specific bowl-like project.

Might have been Jimmy Clewes new video set...

So long as you "key" them the right way, should not be any reason you couldn't make a set for putting them on and off the chuck, I'd think. May have to tune it up and re-round 'em, but should be minimal, I'd think.

 

[laymarcrafts]

Jeff I increased the holding capacity of my Jaws using MDF details are on my Web Site.

http://www.laymar-crafts.co.uk

Look in the Hints and Tips Section.

You may struggle to get 13" diameter Bowls with a 14" swing, remember you will have the Bowl diameter + the diameter of the Rubber Bung used to hold the Bowl in place.


Richard

 

[MichaelMouse]

How about doing things before you turn the inside? Some decorate their bottoms more than others. I remember this gal in Kalamazoo with her tattoo.... Not strictly a matter of taste, but also of expediency. If you're making things for sale to the public rather than for other turners to critique, you can take care of the bottom like this http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/...t=SettingBottom.flv&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1 and call it finished, save a touchup after dismounting.

 

[robert davis]

the longworth chuck which u can build is much better ..look up wood central archives for instructions

 

[Steve Worcester]

You could use their flat jaws and make your own wood to fit different applications.

 

[john lucas]

No matter how big a lathe you get there will still come a time when you have trouble reverse turning something. I put together a reference on a bunch of options for reverse turning.
It is under the tips and techniques section of our club website. http://www.cumberlandwoodturners.com/tips.asp

 

[Joe Herrmann]

Dale Larson wrote an article for Woodturning Design on making wooden chuck jaws. It is in the Summer, 2006 issue (#10) and starts on page 71.

Joe

 

[TurningDog]

For the size a vac chuck is your best bet and can be made fairly cheaply, but barring that I would steer you away from harge wooden jaws for your chuck. I think are going to make wooden jaws you should keep them smaller for expoanding them into small openings on boxes and closed forms. For bowls you don't vac chuck I think your best bet is to go with a compression chuck (I dislike cole jaws all together). The any bowl or vase can easily be mounted in a compression chuck though some pieces may require a post or other jig to accomodate the uneven rim.