(06-24-2024, 07:45 AM)PVW Wrote: anyone here make them?

(06-25-2024, 11:35 AM)fredhargis Wrote: I know Mike Hedrick (sp?) used to make them and would put some on the old Christmas auction (Bloomington Mike). He hasn't been around much lately but you can find him at Sawmill Creek. He would just machine the disks and the owner provided the hardware. There may be some other CNC folks that cut them out.

(06-25-2024, 11:42 AM)FrankAtl Wrote: Mike made one for me a few years ago. Absolutely refused to let me pay him for it. Very nice gesture!

(06-25-2024, 10:06 PM)iclark Wrote: Several places do sell them. My local WC stocks a version.

Peachtree carries the Ron Brown's Best version.

I am not sure whether or not the Ron Brown mounting plate for putting it in a 4-jaw chuck is compatible with the Nova 50mm jaws. Those jaws are not dovetail in compression mode. Both Nova and Record use the "hawk beak design on contraction" for their 50mm "dovetail" jaws. I would be curious to hear whether anyone has tried that combination.

Amazon carries several brands that thread onto a lathe spindle.

I am not sure if you are looking for one to use on a 16" swing lathe or one that can grip (in compression) a 15" diameter bowl. There looks to be a significant price difference in those 2 sizes.

Depending on what you want the Cole/Longworth chucks to hold, you might be interested in taking a look at donut chucks. If you have a bandsaw, they are relatively easy to make if you use the usual BS Box trick to cut the inside of the ring.



thanks. Never thought they'd be mass produced

(06-24-2024, 07:45 AM)PVW Wrote: anyone here make them?

(06-30-2024, 10:43 AM)hairy Wrote: I made one, it's not that hard. I don't know the name of the rubber things. Posting pics doesn't like me today
On a Oneway talon chuck.Should be able to do on any chuck.