4" Nickel Plated Wood Lathe Chuck Set 1"x8TPI & 3/4"x16TPI Adapter | 4 Jaw Self Centering Wood Turning Chucks with Round Jaw and Wide Jaw. (2 )

I bought this chuck about two and a half months ago, and have turned about thirty bowls since then, and used it to hold small spindles for handles and chessmen, etc. I use it on the now discontinued Harbor Freight long lathe. I've not used other chucks, so cannot make direct comparisons, and all I know about turning I learned at youtube university. Pros and cons from that perspective are:Pros - The chuck works well. The tolerances on the t-wrench used to tighten the jaws are a bit loose, but so far that hasn't been a problem. The fact it came with two jaw sizes is great, as I use each about equally, depending on what I'm making.Cons - it only came with two jaw sizes. Of the two, sometimes one is a bit small and the other a bit big, so I wish I could buy an intermediate size. I prefer the dovetails on the small jaws to the ribs on the larger, and wish it came with a dovetail as well. I've no interest in turning pens, so didn't buy the larger set, although will probably eventually buy the cole jaws (they seem expensive compared to the generic cole jaws available for Nova chucks), or maybe I will make some from plywood.Tips - My lathe doesn't have a shaft lock, and once I got the chuck stuck on the lathe. Took a while to unstick. After, I made a thin leather washer to use between the lathe and the shaft and haven't had a problem since.Conclusion - I would buy again. I do fine with a less expensive lathe, and am fine with this less expensive chuck. The problems I have had were generally user error and fixable by modifying my approach.

Thank you very much for a perfect answer to the piece of equipment that I needed. Well worth the price, and just as good as any other chuck at double the price.

Exactly as the ad indicates. Works great, nicely made.

Very good quality, it was what I was waiting for, I used it and it works perfectly, good material and good finishes, I recommend it 100%.

I’m using the wood chuck on an old lathe so I had to purchase a 1” x 12 tpi by 1” x 8 tpi adapter from another web site. The chuck is well made and securely holds work pieces. Chuck is well balanced and runs smoothly even at high speeds.

I've been using the heck out of this, swapping jaws and clamping heavy pieces of green wood. Jaws are easy to change, but the dovetails on the jaws aren't very aggressive. If you clamp down good and hard they hold as long as you cut the proper taper in.I wish I had two so I didn't have to swap jaws.After two dozen or so bowls these appear to be grabbing tight and continuing to work well

It works pretty well, right out of the box, and it's relatively cheap. The jaws ARE NOT compatible with Nova chucks, although they're pretty close and maybe you can kludge something up. For starters, the screws are different sizes, and the alignment boss is slightly different--you can't get the replaceable jaws tight enough, and without modification you won't get a safe mount. This is a silly incompatibility. The Nova is the standard that all the others have copied.

I just received this Define brand lathe turning chuck 1”x 8 tpi from Amazon .Noting missing , good quality , great value it fits my lathe . Thanks

Product looks good boxed and packed well delivered ordered tue evening delivered wed 2 days before expected nice surprise haven't used as yet but looks the business good value for money looks well made and fits perfect for what I wanted

Awesome quality and well made. Precise manufacturing. Highly recommend.

父親から譲り受けた木工旋盤のモーターが壊れていたので、モーターを外付けにして作りかえ中ですが、木材を咥えるチャックがなかったので探していました。３/４インチの主軸に合うアダプター付きであったので、購入しました。まだ、完成していないので実際には使用していませんが、主軸にピッタリでした。これから楽しみです。

I have only used it a handful of times so far but I love it. It holds the wood extremely well and is easy to work with. I will not use the original chuck any more.

Superb bit of kit every one needs