Lathe Chucks

[Guy Germaine]

Stupid Noob question: Does anyone make a jacobs chuck with a #2 Morse taper that can be used in the tailstock?

[Mark Pruitt]

Yes. You can get one from a number of sources. These are only a few.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=49251&cat=1,330,49238&ap=1

http://www.grizzly.com/catalog/2006/Main/301

http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=111012&Category_Code=

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=3975

[Corey Hallagan]

You can get one from Harbor Freight for 9.99. I have been using one for about 6 months and done alot of drilling with it and it works great!

Corey

[Steven Wilson]

In general you pick the chuck that you want to use, note what taper it uses (JT33, JT6, etc) and then purchase a drill chuck arbor to match that taper and the Morris Taper of your lathe (mine has MT2 and MT3 tapers). I like to run Keyless chucks so I built mine up from part.

[Jim Becker]

I bought one with a Jet brand a long time ago...this format is farily easy to come by from most suppliers that cater to turners. (Or industrial sources as Steven points to in a round about way. Enco, MSC, etc.)

[Frank Fusco]

As you can see, the answer is a big "YES". But, if you intend to use it for wood dowels and such, be sure to check the catalog offerings. A standard jacobs-type chuck will not always grip wood evenly. There are chucks made with jaws specifically designed to hold wood.
That said, the standard types are handy accessories for a shop with a lathe. I use mine for drilling on the lathe mounted on the tailstock. And for buffing in the headstock.

[Guy Germaine]

You can get one from Harbor Freight for 9.99. I have been using one for about 6 months and done alot of drilling with it and it works great!

Corey

I just looked at HF and it looks like they're all threaded, or don't say anything at all about the taper.

[Corey Hallagan]

Mine is a MT2 that I ordered. I can't seem to find it right now either. I had a heck of a time finding it when I ordred it, but I know they have it. If I remember tomorrow, I will go down and look for a number on it if you are interested in it.

Corey

[Gary DeWitt]

If you intend to use it in the headstock as well, find one with a threaded hole in the end of the MT. They usually come with a 1/4 x 20. Then you can use a drawbar, a piece of threaded rod with a washer and wingnut or regular nut if you want to chuck up a buffing mandrel or sanding disk in your headstock. Keeps the chuck from falling out. Course you could just bring up the tailstock...

[Randy Meijer]

If you own a good sized drill press, the Jacobs chuck may already be on MT2 arbor.(Morse taper, not Morris) You can remove your DP chuck and use it in your lathe. Randy

[Guy Germaine]

Thanks Randy. That's basically what I'm going to do. My little Delta DP needed a new chuck anyway, so I ordered one for it. I also ordered an adapter that has a JT3 taper on one end and a #2 MT on the other. I should be able to just pop the chuck off the DP and use it on the lathe.