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General Category => Tool tips & reviews => Topic started by: hughie on March 21, 2016, 08:25:31 AM

Title: longworth chuck
Post by: hughie on March 21, 2016, 08:25:31 AM

The longworth chuck has been partially done for quite awhile, maybe 5-6 years never really had a job for it so it just sat there. Well have one for it now  400mm Blackwood bowl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_melanoxylon

Chuck dimensions 600mm x 10mm polycarbonate, mounted on  a face plate

Title: Re: longworth chuck
Post by: The Bowler Hatted Turner on March 21, 2016, 09:01:13 AM

Very nice Hughie.

Title: Re: longworth chuck
Post by: Bryan Milham on March 21, 2016, 10:40:37 AM

Hughie,

A useful addition to any workshop, and fairly easily made.

I made one some years ago out of MDF, but I prefer yours for the simple reason, people can see how it works.

Title: Re: longworth chuck
Post by: hughie on March 21, 2016, 06:31:22 PM

Quote from: dr4g0nfly on March 21, 2016, 10:40:37 AM

Hughie,

A useful addition to any workshop, and fairly easily made.

I made one some years ago out of MDF, but I prefer yours for the simple reason, people can see how it works.

The Polycarbonate fell into my lap a few years ago. They were replacing a couple of machine doors where I worked at the time and couldnt pass up the opportunity. There was enough to make two 600 and 300, yes handy but for me they are used infrequently.