Homemade Big Chuck Jaws

[Lee DeRaud]

Well, for some arbitrarily low value of "big": remember, they're for a Jet Mini. Assuming I ever get around to actually turning a bowl, I'll have the right widget to hold it while I finish the bottom. Amazing what you can do with some 1/4" MDF and $6 worth of stuff from the hardware store...
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Lower-right jaw in the first picture is flipped over to show the chuck-side face. That's a cheap ceramic bowl in the second picture, just to see how it works: you can't tell because of the flash, but it was actually turning about 600RPM when the picture was taken.

They'll handle out to about 7.5" before the jaws fall out of the chuck...I now know what a "travel limit pin" is.:p

[John Miliunas]

Ahem....Am I detecting some tell-tale scorch marks on that there MDF??? Hmmmmm???? Would this be the product of a certain laser-type piece of equipment in your possession??? :confused: :rolleyes: Neat!!!!:D :cool:

[Lee DeRaud]

Ahem....Am I detecting some tell-tale scorch marks on that there MDF??? Hmmmmm???? Would this be the product of a certain laser-type piece of equipment in your possession??? :confused: :rolleyes: Neat!!!!:D :cool:Yup. The laser won't actually drill holes...but it will cut very small circles.:cool:

[Bernie Weishapl]

Looks pretty good Lee. I was going to say I bet it has been laserized.

[Andy Hoyt]

..... Amazing what you can do with some 1/4" MDF and $6 worth of stuff from the hardware store........

And a 47 billion dollar laserizer!

[Corey Hallagan]

Neat idea Lee, you sure getting your money's worth out of that lazer. Very cool!

Corey

[Barry Stratton]

Great job Lee, are you related to Stu????

[Vaughn McMillan]

Great job Lee, are you related to Stu????
Hey...don't be putting any ideas into Stu's head. Stu gets a laser = Goodbye Tokyo. :eek:

Must be handy having an photon drill press, Lee. :p Cool looking jaws, though.

- Vaughn

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Hey, of course I have a lazer, didn't you guys know that Tokyo started a local milita, the next time that Godzilla guy comes to town, he is not smashing nothing, we are going to cook his hide!! :D:D

mmmmm..... lazers......;)

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Great job Lee, are you related to Stu????

Lee, I'm taking this as a major compliment, as you have done a great job there on them large jaws!! :D

Cheers!

[Lee DeRaud]

Hey, of course I have a lazer, didn't you guys know that Tokyo started a local milita, the next time that Godzilla guy comes to town, he is not smashing nothing, we are going to cook his hide!! :D:DHe'll have air support this time around, now that Mothra* is out of jail.:eek:

(*"Mothra" is, of course, the real name of Martha Stewart, AKA "The Evil One".:D )