I have done a few similar but different chucks myself and my idea was to turn a cylinder with a tenon to mount it to a scroll chuck, hollowing it to project size and instead of holes etc I just cut a series of slits on the end with my bandsaw down parallel to the grain (spindle turning) out on the end down far enough to push the piece into place and then use a hose clamp to put the squeeze on the work. Works exceptionally. I keep the back end close to the chuck intact. One or more of the sections between the slits could be easily cut off to accommodate the handle. Super fast way to achieve the same result. Awesome informative video Sam as usual. One of my favorite channels along with Mike Tomislav and Richard! Hope this made sense. Take care Scott
Love the video. I'm just a hobby turner I don't sell anything so I can't justify buying 15 chuck's ( give or take). Also can't buy expensive spindle tools. Your ideal of making my own tools is great.
It's a spoon chuck. And it's a nice piece of work too. Very useful tool. Or is it a fixture? Whatever it's called it's a very good idea. Easy to make too. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Great idea. 1. Should the gap in the collet align with the gap in the chuck jaws? 2. Should the chuck jaws squeeze the entire length of the collet? I don't have a chuck that will do that.
Those are very good questions and important. One thing the demonstrator did in Colorado at the Symposium was to remove one of the jaws. This allowed the handle a place to sit, allowing you to make a shorter collet. This worked really good for him and I think It’s worth trying. But I don’t think the entire collet needs to sit within the jaws. Maybe just make a tenon like we ordinarily would do. I had to make one or two that were failures before I made one that worked. Thanks for your comment Sam.
Does any company make a similar chuck/jaw set out of nylon or ABS plastic or similar materials? I’m not opposed to making my own, but it would be nice to be able to buy a commercially produced one to start with. Good stuff as always Mr. Angelo!
That is a really good question. I am not aware of any manufacturer making these. One problem is that you would only have one size for a particular project. Making your own, you can make them any size and as many as you would like to and do it very cheaply. And it is much more fun. Thanks, Sam
OK, I remembered to measure it. The final dimension of the spoon diameter was an inch and 5/8. So the Chuck was slightly bigger than that. But it also depended where you measured it. Sam
I have done a few similar but different chucks myself and my idea was to turn a cylinder with a tenon to mount it to a scroll chuck, hollowing it to project size and instead of holes etc I just cut a series of slits on the end with my bandsaw down parallel to the grain (spindle turning) out on the end down far enough to push the piece into place and then use a hose clamp to put the squeeze on the work. Works exceptionally. I keep the back end close to the chuck intact. One or more of the sections between the slits could be easily cut off to accommodate the handle. Super fast way to achieve the same result. Awesome informative video Sam as usual. One of my favorite channels along with Mike Tomislav and Richard! Hope this made sense. Take care Scott
Thanks very much. I appreciate your comment and I really appreciate you watching my channel Sam.
Very helpful Sam, great idea for turning spoons etc. Gotta make one and try some spoons. Stay safe.
Very useful video if you're making spoons.
Love the video. I'm just a hobby turner I don't sell anything so I can't justify buying 15 chuck's ( give or take). Also can't buy expensive spindle tools. Your ideal of making my own tools is great.
It's a spoon chuck. And it's a nice piece of work too. Very useful tool. Or is it a fixture? Whatever it's called it's a very good idea. Easy to make too. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Yes, is it a spoon?, ladle, or scoop.???? Difficult to come up with some specific name for anything. Sam
Thanks, I have been thinking about making one of these. It is very helpful. Mike
Made a few collet type chucks over the years,used old rubber mallet heads!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Great idea.
1. Should the gap in the collet align with the gap in the chuck jaws?
2. Should the chuck jaws squeeze the entire length of the collet? I don't have a chuck that will do that.
Those are very good questions and important. One thing the demonstrator did in Colorado at the Symposium was to remove one of the jaws. This allowed the handle a place to sit, allowing you to make a shorter collet. This worked really good for him and I think It’s worth trying.
But I don’t think the entire collet needs to sit within the jaws. Maybe just make a tenon like we ordinarily would do. I had to make one or two that were failures before I made one that worked. Thanks for your comment Sam.
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Does any company make a similar chuck/jaw set out of nylon or ABS plastic or similar materials? I’m not opposed to making my own, but it would be nice to be able to buy a commercially produced one to start with. Good stuff as always Mr. Angelo!
That is a really good question. I am not aware of any manufacturer making these. One problem is that you would only have one size for a particular project. Making your own, you can make them any size and as many as you would like to and do it very cheaply. And it is much more fun.
Thanks, Sam
What are the final dimensions of the first spoon chuck? Thanks for the video.
OK, I remembered to measure it. The final dimension of the spoon diameter was an inch and 5/8. So the Chuck was slightly bigger than that. But it also depended where you measured it.
Sam
Is the collet end-grain?
Yes, it is I believe side side grain would crack.