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Tom Hildebrand
01-28-2010, 3:42 PM
I'm a beginner and I have 2 chucks. One is a Stronghold by Oneway. I've used it and like it. The other is a Nova Chuck 50mm. The Nova is New in the Box.
Is there any reason why I would ever need both of these? I'm thinking of selling the Nova to put towards some other tools.
Which chuck is better?
Also, I have a Craftsman 6.5" 4 jaw chuck. Is that worth keeping either if I have these nicer chucks?
Thanks,,
Mike Minto
01-28-2010, 3:45 PM
I can only say one can never have too many chucks - if you change jaws on your chuck body, which really annoys me (I have limited time like most folks and hate to spend even a small amount doing that :D). I have two, one for each lathe, and feel I 'need' two more.
Bill Bolen
01-28-2010, 8:11 PM
All I can say is I have and use 5. All with different size jaws. Wish I had just one more...Bill...
Ryan Baker
01-28-2010, 8:26 PM
Yup, it's not possible to have enough chucks. I need to go order another Stronghold right now. The craftsman is, however, useless. Dump that one. (I have one kicking around in a junk box somewhere. It's not worth the effort.)
David E Keller
01-28-2010, 8:49 PM
You cannot have too many chucks(or too many tools). Maybe the Craftsman can be used as the base for a donut chuck or something.
Kyle Iwamoto
01-28-2010, 8:54 PM
You only need 1 chuck. Send the Nova to me... :)
You can never too many chucks or clamps. I have 3 chucks. Plus that Crapsman 4 jaw non-scroller. I'm thinking I COULD use it for off center turnings, but have not done so yet. It may serve better as an anchor for my kayak.
Greg Just
01-28-2010, 9:39 PM
I only have one and wish I had two or three
Steve Schlumpf
01-28-2010, 9:54 PM
Tom - Welcome to the Creek!
Most of us will agree that it is nice to have more than one chuck! It's not that you need them - it's just nice to have options.
The Oneway Stronghold chuck is considered by many as one of the best chucks out there - so be sure to hang onto that one!
Looking forward to seeing some of your work!
Tom Hildebrand
01-28-2010, 10:29 PM
thanks all for the help. I will keep both chucks even though they are different. I'll deal with that confusion I guess if it causes any.
tom
Bernie Weishapl
01-29-2010, 12:08 AM
I have 4 chucks with different jaws on each. I am going to get one more and should be set. I hate changing jaws.
Ryan Baker
01-29-2010, 8:29 PM
thanks all for the help. I will keep both chucks even though they are different. I'll deal with that confusion I guess if it causes any.
tom
You won't have any trouble adjusting to the chucks being different. I do the same thing and it is no problem.
Over time you will undoubtedly start to accumulate more sets of jaws for different jobs and such. It is a good idea to pick a chuck model (or two) that works the best for you and to stay with those. That allows you to buy jaws from the same family. Otherwise you end up collecting a lot of duplicate jaws from different brands. The Teknatool jaws fit all of their models. Beware that the Stronghold uses different jaw sets than the other Oneway chucks.
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