How To Make A Wooden Lathe Chuck

Secure the setup with the tail center and turn the tenon and outside of the bowl concentric.

How to make a wooden lathe chuck. I Have Used 13mm Drill Machine. This scoop is actually my Vicmark vm120 body with wood jaws mounted to the body. Finish the bowl and remove it from the chuck.

Mark the center of the hardwood. It should be a tight squeaky movement. I work in an officeI cant teach you something new everydaybusy however if you trust in me you can be the best wood.

The jaws are made from an 8 by 8 by 12 piece of Baltic birch plywood the good stuff. Screw the faceplateto the runners and the elliptical chuck is ready to run. Drill a hole deeper than the length of your headstock threads but do not let it contact the four-jaw chuck.

The standard jaws were used as templates to mark bolt holes. This Woodworking Lathe Is Powered By Drill Machine. I Hope You Enjoy This Vid.

For a 1-14 x 8 TPI headstock drill a 1-18 initial hole and tap with a 1-14 x 8 TPI wood tap. Also you must bowl tenon to the chuck and sand interior of the bowl. The workpiece set on the chuck should be appropriately secured by tightening the jaws.

Try spinning the chuck briefly to check on the different angles at each jaw. Then turn the interior of the bowl. Secure the jaws tightly when turning.