Z011 3-Jaw Lathe Chuck, Mini Lathe Chuck with Connecting Rod and Short Sticks, Self Centering Wood Turning Chuck, Power Lathe Accessory

I bought this to use with hand drills and a benchtop drill press, with the goal of holding larger stock than the drills' chucks can accommodate. So far, this little chuck has performed admirably, effectively holding wood, plastic, carbon fiber, aluminum, steel, and stainless stock, while running at up to 3000 RPM. Most tasks have been light duty, such as sanding, polishing, and chamfering, but I'm pretty confident it'll hold well for heavier duty stuff, like machining small profiles, if I add a tailstock. Quality is actually much better than I was expecting at the price, with a clean die casting on the housing, reasonably precise machining of the jaw channels, and deburring of the machined edges. Adjustment and tightening is smooth and the jaws have very little play when loose. Centering is precise and runout is minimal (even on long stock), and while it's probably not suited to true machining work with high feed rates, it's excellent for how I'm using it. Finally, it is nicely compact: 48mm (1.9") diameter, 21mm (0.825") height, with 8.4mm (0.331") wide jaws. [UPDATE] Six weeks in, I’m still impressed. The chuck holds stock securely, and it runs straight/true. I get a little bit of runout, but since I’ve got a daisy chain with the drill’s chuck and this chuck (and it’s 6mm/.25” arbor/shank) , I think that’s more than understandable, and not a fault of this chuck. I’ll probably replace the arbor/shank with a larger version (honestly, it’s as simple as buying an M12x1.0 wheel stud), which will help with runout and allow the unit to withstand more radial force. When gripping the inside diameter of something like a pipe, the chuck does grip nicely, but you have to be careful to not put too much radial force against stock that isn’t supported (i.e. like a tailstock); the jaws are small, so this is acceptable.

I wasn't expecting much from this but I'm actually pleased with the quality and functionality so far! Of course ots not for heavy duty machining or anything but for small hobby stuff it's pretty great. I used to use the chuck of my drill to clamp small parts into that I wanted to spin for polishing or whatever reason but I thought there had to be a better way. This is it for now. The jaws are made of a much softer metal than a drill chuck so I won't risk marring other metal parts. The pin setup for locking it closed is pretty cheese ball but I'll probably figure out a better way. At least use some real pin punches or something.

jaws are VERY sloppy and made of aluminum or pot metal the adjusting screws for the jaws are almost falling out. This chuck wouldn't last a week under use, if you could even get it aligned.

If this is something you are looking to use regularly, get a better tool. (even though a higher cost may not guarantee better results) The jaw slide channels had binding burs on them that I had to file off, but I did finally get them to slide properly. The worst thing about it was the adjustment screws and thread cuts. They do not line up very well and were filled with shavings. I've included a picture that shows the shavings after the second time disassembling it, cleaning it, and reassembling it. They operate somewhat better now, but I'm going to have to do it again. They are not smooth at all. This will probably work for the one or two things I needed it for, which is why I went for the cheap one, but if this is a tool you expect a great deal of quality from, get something else.

Necessary tool to begin turning square wood blanks on mini lathe.

You have to realize, this is a very small non precision piece. You aren't buying a $200 Chuck for $35. Manage your expectations...Remember it's not an expensive 4 jaw Chuck. But for me, it worked fine in a drill to hold some oddly sized small pieces. It's definitely not self centering..

It works great and was easy to install on my old jewelry lathe.

This 3-jaw is ok for low precision work but you get what you pay for here. One thing people do not know is that the installation sequence for the jaws depends upon which side you are going to have facing inwards. Mine was shipped with the sawtooth grabbers facing outward and this uses the install sequence of A,B,C which is stamped on the mount as well as the jaw teeth. If, however, you are going to use the sawtooth jaws facing inward, then the sequence is backward, so Jaw C goes to A slot, B to B slot and A to C slot. Otherwise, jaws will not be spaced properly and will not close completely in the middle. Hope that helps.

Funciona bien, aunque está muy pequeño.

I was pleased to receive the adaper for the chuck to fit a regular drill if needed.

El articulo es pequeño y para piezas pequeñas, para entusiastas del minitorno

If you don't need precision and enjoy trying to hold onto a wobbly out of center tool then this is the tool for you.