Versa chuck jaw carriers.

[Lazurus]

I recently contacted the Tool post as I required some additional jaw carriers (Axminster flavour) for the Versa chuck, Felix tells me there is no stock and no time frame for new stock to various reasons - does anyone know if there are any other distributors of the Versa chuck and accessories?

[fuzzyturns]

I don't think so, as this was Peter's own design.

[Lazurus]

Blimey a bit stuffed now as I need some more carriers !!

[fuzzyturns]

You could try fleabay? It's a bit of a long shot, I know.

[Lazurus]

Yes I did try the selling sites but to no avail hence my post on here. gues I will have to wait for Felix to get a production run going. They seem to have some issues recently as the last couple of enquiries I have made with the toolpost have been negative?

[BrianH]

Surely wooden copies would do for light duties. Their life expectancy could be extended by regular true ups and super glue reinforcement before use. Got to be worth a try I would have thought.
Brian

[Lazurus]

Surely wooden copies would do for light duties. Their life expectancy could be extended by regular true ups and super glue reinforcement before use. Got to be worth a try I would have thought.
Brian

Brian Its the actual jaw carriers i need, i have plenty of jaws and could certaily not fabricate the carriers themselves.

[fuzzyturns]

The carriers have some kind of flat snail thread on them, which (together with a suitable counterpart in the chuck body) enables the scrolling action. Without the right kind of machinery they would be
a) very difficult to make, let alone with any degree of precision and
b) prone to breaking even if made from a really tough wood due to lateral stress put onto the thread when tightening the chuck.

You'd probably be better off trying to train an army of beavers to gnaw the kind fo shape you want.

[BrianH]

But if its a choice between experimenting or throwing the chuck away (chucking a chuck?) I would move heaven and earth to find a way. Thinking outside the box will be called for, of course. For instance a cut off and filed screw or two will, almost certainly, follow the scroll with no precision engineering or circus skills required.
Brian

[Twisted Trees]

I would decide that the Versa chuck was less versatile than it previously was, stick to a limited number of jaw options that I already had carriers for, and go spend some of the money I haven't been spending down the pub on a second chuck...

I have 2 chucks mostly configured with large gripper jaws on one, and dovetail on the other this reduces the amount of time I spend switching jaws, but I would not object to having a third or 4th chuck. 

[David Buskell]

Have you had a word with your local blacksmith or engineering shop??? Might be an easy job for them

[Lazurus]

Hmmmm they seem a tad complicated for a small batch to be financially viable.

[David Buskell]

What seems complicated to us isn't to a blacksmith or an engineer! In any case, if you don't ask, you don't know!

I see you're in North Norfolk, so try Buskell Engineering up in Happisburgh and ask for Phil Buskell. Call on 01692 650604.

[fuzzyturns]

But if its a choice between experimenting or throwing the chuck away (chucking a chuck?) I would move heaven and earth to find a way. Thinking outside the box will be called for, of course. For instance a cut off and filed screw or two will, almost certainly, follow the scroll with no precision engineering or circus skills required.
Brian

Yes, a screw will follow the scroll, but in order for the jaws to close to a near circular shape (required to get a good grip), you would have to place those screws with quite some precision. Not an easy job.

[Lazurus]

What seems complicated to us isn't to a blacksmith or an engineer! In any case, if you don't ask, you don't know!

I see you're in North Norfolk, so try Buskell Engineering up in Happisburgh and ask for Phil Buskell. Call on 01692 650604.

Very close to me is he a relative?