hi guys i am in the process of buying a chuck for my axminster , the more i read into it the more confused i am . i want somthing versatile and not too expensive , any advice will be great. thanks tony.
The chuck I can personally recommend is the axminster k10 which I've had no problems with, though it is the only chuck I've had. What ever happens you need to get a chuck with a good selection of jaws.
What kind of price range are you looking for and what type of lathe do you have?
Hi Tony, I am having the same problem. The Nova G3 http://www.peterchild.co.uk/osc/lathes- ... 22_75.html seems the best for my needs, and it comes with 3 sets of jaws, for about £115 all inc.
There are extra jaws to be had that are interchangeable with the G3, and prices vary if you shop about.
The Peter Child site is very informative in my opinion.
BUT as someone here pointed out, turners have turned bowls for thousands of years before chucks were invented.
I might try a sticky chuck as a starter for ten, as I have a metal lathe also and a bar of 3"+ aluminium I might make my own yet.
I started turning on my Axminster AWVSL1000 lathe with a Fox FX4000 chuck. It did me very well and I only parted with the chuck when I upgraded my lathe and could not get a sensibly priced adapter to my new spindle thread size. The Fox chuck takes the same jaws as a number of other lathes (see this page:- http://www.poolewood.co.uk/acatalog/Fox ... ml#aFX4000) for details.
