Making A Donut Chuck for Bowl Bottoms!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- A donut chuck. This medieval looking torture device has one function: access for turning the bottoms of bowl, platters or any other open face turning.
It's made with some scrap wood and a few bolts and t-nuts from the hardware store. It will take a couple hours to make, but will save many frustrating sessions finishing up your bowls.
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I have no personal interest in making a donut chuck, yet I still watched the video. I think there's something magical about your voice that keeps bringing me back your videos. You should consider doing an audiobook of some kind.
I feel the same way. I watch every single video and I don't do any type of woodworking or anything... my dad does though so maybe it has something to do with that?
thank you. It's weird hearing my outside voice in the editing process. For me it still sound strange even after all these videos.
Eventho im german, i still love watching and especially listening to your videos not atleast because of youre voice x3
No one is worthless, they can serve as a bad example. Wow, great quote granma
Great jig! Thanks for sharing! I want to see that bandsaw circle jig, since you've now spoiled us rotten with your jig making... Lol!
Donut chucks are awesome! Wouldn't be without mine. A few tips that work well for me:
1. MDF tapped for the size of your headstock works awesome for a mounting mechanism. No fiddling around with chucks, trying to get it in exactly how it was when you turned it - just screw it on & go. A few screws countersunk from the face of the chuck for safety avoids future excitement. ;)
2. A 1/4" foam mouse pad glued to the face of the chuck allows you some leeway when tightening the bowl in the chuck as the bowl will compress the foam slightly when it starts getting tight. This also covers the screw heads from tip 1.
3. If you bevel the underside of the donut part, it'll make more contact with the bowl, help reduce the chance of denting your work, and it holds considerably better. I've glued mouse pad material to this surface as well to both prevent it from spinning and provide more padding, but have had a hard time getting it to stick.
4. FOR ANYBODY WHO MAKES THIS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAKE SURE THE HEADS ARE ON THE OUTSIDE LIKE PETER HAS HERE!!! Don't ask how I know this...
When you took the bag of gravel off after gluing, did you put a golden idol on? ;) :D
Peter! You used my exclusive glue spreading trick on those blocks! No finger mess and no brushes. I should have trademarked it! Great vid. Thanks!
"No one is worthless. They can serve as a bad example."
Wise woman.
Thanks for showing your projects "warts and all". It is better to see some mistakes and how to fix them than just a project that went perfectly. In the end you still make some pretty great stuff, and maybe keep someone else from making the same mistake.
Thanks for sharing, nice short and simple solution and saves the mony for flat lathe juck jaws.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing. I like your grandmother's saying!
That was the most comprehensive no nonsense, easy to follow video on this jig build I've seen Peter, well done mate.
Take care
Mike
Cool project, I've been using a friction fit to turn the bottoms, it's simple and hasn't failed yet, but sometimes I wonder. This donut chuck would be an improvement. Beeswax might work better than shelf liner.
Hi Peter! Very useful jig my friend! Thank you for sharing the idea! Cheers! Daniel
Get jiggy with it. Cool Peter!
haha! Thank Douglas!
Nice version. Thanks for sharing.
thank you Mr Brown helpful as always and thank you for my new favorite quote from your grandmother that is so perfect
Nice! Always exciting to have something fly off the lathe. Glad you are ok.
I am. That was a stupid idea. Hopefully I'll remember that next time.
Great job Peter turned out nice,already planning my own
Fantastic! Thanks Mr Brown!
Nice idea Peter, a very useful little Jig,
Take care.
Harry
i could only dream of having the set up you have. im sure it took a while to gather it all. i enjoy so many of your videos is cool to see an "informational" video amidst all the frustratingly fun projects you do
Just a suggestion: if you use mdf for the outer piece and taper the inside face of the hole slightly you will get a better fit and one that is less likely to mark your work.
Great jig Peter! These are very handy.
thanks Carl!
Thanks for the video. An even safer way to mount that would be to use a dedicated faceplate. Then there’s no chance of shearing, or getting loose in the chuck jaws.
Must be that time of the day/week/month/year. I was wire brushing some cabinets with a cup wheel on a side grinder and looked down and the cup wheel was gone. Glad I didn't see it or it would've scared me sillier that I already am. Things getting loose at a high rate of speed can be very funny and scary. Good job, Peter. The only round things I deal with are blocks into split firewood.
been looking for a way to make bowls on my lathe without a chuck. mounting this to a spare faceplate will do nicely
I still say that I have learned more from watching your videos over the last year, and half. Than I did in 4 years of shop class in high school.
Youve opened my mind to so many projects i want to do in the future.
I love your grandmothers saying! I will keep it in mind.
And I do hope she has other sayings you'll share with us. :)
This is brilliant. I'm a bowl amateur but finishing that bottom with cole jaws isn't the easiest on my small lathe. Thanks!
Now I been trying to come up with a way to finish the bottom of some small vases and I don have a chuck yet, they are expensive on limited income, but do have face plate so i can make one of these. Thank peter.
this would work great with a faceplate!
he's doing that inception thing where he plants the idea, he wants us to suggest those aquarium rocks. c-c-c-can you do a dip-it??
haha! They were just close at hand... I swear, I'm not that clever.
I am curious as to how they would turn out after being cast and turned.
I've turned rocks before that were in a root ball. It's a pretty awful job...
too bad, i guess you could say...you had a rocky time with them....
i was gonna say to run some screws thru the clampy bit as it will delaminate, but you found that out, i would do it in the hardwood one anyway as your glueing to a thin lamination on the ply anyhows and ply isnt glued that great. another point would be to surface the face of the chuck side of the jig to run true to the chuck face and maybe have some jack/set bolts or blocks of ply of the back of the plate to rest on the chuck face so its always paralell to the chuck when you fit it. gives you a nice bottom, everyone appreciates a nice bottom.
I am totally crap at anything to do with power tools, but every one of these videos makes me want to build a workshop and make stuff. :)
Donut Chuck was my nickname in high school.
😂
Wow. I'm intrigued. These videos are addicting!You're absolutely adorable... Aaand now back to binge watching.
Thanks. Good video. Instead of the netting, a piece of vinyl hose cut down the middle can be placed in the hole to cushion the bottom is a good idea. It helps keep the bottom free from scratches and cushions at the same time.
I love the hose idea Larry! I think I'll pick some up and add that!
Perfect! I was looking for a budget way to tidy up my bowl bottoms, and I found it. I have this material laying around already.
Very cool grandma!
Grandma was wise! :)
I like your grandmother! Great video.
Beautiful video, Peter.
Your donut Chuck's really simple to prepare
Cool donut chuck. Every time I watch one of your videos, it reminds me just how bad I need to set up my lathe.
Can you set up like a dashcam or something in your shop to catch the otherwise off-camera excitement? Get one that starts recording when power is applied, loops round if the SD card becomes full, and just leave it plugged in somewhere :P
DIP IT #10 Flying donut bowl clamp!
I received one of those "wood taps" meant to match the spindle threads on my lathe....think i'll use that for the mounting point, but otherwise your method here for construction.. :) now, to find time to get into the shop!!
those are excellent! Easy to use too, as you can just glue a square block on with the tapped threads, and skip the initial turning.
More of this please! Yes!
Reminds me of when I made a bowl in wood shop my freshman year of high school, that was like 8 years ago but dang do I miss it, great video!
a nice curvy vase would be cool to see!
I really really love your videos sir. just can't get enough of them!
thank you!
Simple, and yet so useful!!! Awesome peter!
+Peter Brown You should do a Dip It with those fish rocks! That would look super cool! Like a handle or a coaster, or a table top!!!!
Well, I'm looking forward to the Nerds epoxy video.
I think those were aquarium rocks, but I hope he does a nerds dip-it too. That'd be "Sweet" (eh huh *wink wink* *nudge nudge*... I'm so sorry..)
Ah, yes, my mistake.
Dip everything.
You could use plywood, but not in that orientation direction. Make a chunk of plywood, and turn it 90 degrees so the sheer lines aren't in the same plane as the rest of the jig. I think that might even be better than solid wood. Just a thought.
Dip it: Aquarium Rocks? Dip it: Aquarium Rocks.
Was just about to say that!
Muito bom, está ferramenta irá me ajudar muito, apesar de eu ser apenas amador... Parabéns... Obrigado desde São Paulo, Brasil.
+Leonardo Mellin M. Ferreira
Sou brasileiro, minha língua natural é português, e assim como vejo vídeos nas línguas naturais de outros países, acredito que se eu postar vídeos ou escrever em minha língua natural, estarei correto em fazê -lo. Apesar de existir também o Google tradutor... Agradeço a sua intenção Leonardo.
This week on Jig it....
just kidding but this is a great one to have.
Well now Peter I believe you should do a jig series. JK But it is one fine jig you made there sir. Don't feel to bad about the using the plywood for the base or that it broke off! Been there done that!
Take care my friend
Mark
A channel I'll never skip the ads on :) love all your videos, keep em coming 👍🏼
Oh no! Now I'm used to this and will demand more videos like it!
NO!!!! Ahhhhhhh....... :)
you still gotta love those bowls with the bigger bottoms! LOL haha
I like big bowls and I can not lie.....
+Peter Brown Hahaha you know it makes sense tho Im sure Peter!! LoL respects I know just doing it maybe easy but filming correctly and editing is not so much. Do how you do your fantastic man.
Couldn't you use circular cutouts with a angled outer and inner edge to size down the center hole so you only need one big jig and fit however many smaller rings into it to the right size?
Hey, I have just recently gotten into turning. Just today discovered your channel and your projects are awesome! Keep up the great work!
Once you have it mounted in the chuck, couldn't you drive a couple of wood screws through the face into the plywood post, thus preventing it from shearing off? And since they'd be in the center and the bowl would be mounted so the rim is facing the chuck, there should be little to no chance of the screws marring the work (especially if you recessed the screw heads into the face a little)...
Nice!
cool project -
Do a dip it with a flannel shirt
Definitely the coolest channel I'm subbed to! admire your work, keep it up!!!
Thank you.
Idk how much this would help, but coloring the separate layers of would that aren't to be glued together, would allow you to have a visual change in the shavings off the tool.
HI Peter would you be up to explaining or building your bandsaw circle cutting jig? I'm not sure if you already did but it looks cool. Thanks
That one is not my design. I've asked the jig maker if he wants to give a demo on it's use and features. Don't be surprised to see that down the road a bit!
+Peter Brown cool thank you
you should make more milliput projects like a bracelet or handle.
Amazing video
Thank you very much for this!!!
Thanks Peter.
Thanks for the JIG video- I am really getting used to these. Now, how about a video on that Bandsaw Jig?
I have a question. If I were to send you a photocopy of an orthographic drawing for a table, would you by Any chance be able to showcase it on the channel of you building it? BTW you can use any type of wood.
I had my 5 1/5 inch chuck with the cole jaws on it come off on me one time after I manually braked my lathe. It was very exciting and very saddening at the same time.
I noticed that you had the "Bandsaw Wizzard" jig on your bandsaw! I love mine! How is it working for you?
Awesome pete!
Thanks for that video was very helpful
I know dat wood glue is a pretty strong stuff, but I would add a couple of screws thru the bottom parts tho
You can if you like. No reason not to.
Dip a 5k Rolex watch...
Your videos are always great, thanks Peter. Looking forward to the next one, jig or no ;0)
You should do something with the colorful stuff that you put on the 3 inch squared blocks to hold them down.
It's on the list for sure. I like it because it glows under the black light!
+Peter Brown cool, what is the stuff called
TrustyTarantula It's just a bag of aquarium rocks I bought at the pet store...
+Peter Brown cool. Thanks for responding! Love your videos dude and keep up the awesome work.
That there is a lovely jig
great information thank you
Of course! Thanks for watching!
Can you post a video about how to sharpen your lathe chisels? I'm new to turning, and I have dulled all of my chisels to the point of them being useless. Thanks
Might I suggest a slight chamfer on the inside edge of the ring in in order to not leave a mark on the work piece. This would also add a little clamping grip due to the increased surface area in contact with your work piece. Just my 2 pennies.
I did actually plan on doing that and mentioning it. I must have forgotten it with all the plywood sheering excitement!
+Peter Brown There really is nothing quite like a plywood projectile coming at you in anger!
when you were gluing the 3" peaces that was the tune to funky town!
I felt like a had a cool rhythm going there...
You are probably one of my favorite you tubers! Which is strange because I'm only 12. But you definitely deserve more subscribers! Love your work
That's a great idea, I hadn't seen one of those before. Does the 'spigot' intended to go in the chuck really have to be round? I chuck square stock often. Am I taking my life in my hands? Very enjoyable vid Peter, thanks for sharing.
I've seen it done, but you'll get a much better grip in the chuck if you turn a tenon to mach your jaws.
1. the wood should't bottom out on the jaws (a gab between wood an metal)
2. The jaws shouldn't be able to close completely when tightened (a gab between each jaw)
+Peter Brown I think I understand (that's 'gap', right?) I'll take more time to do it properly next time. Thanks again mate.
Good video. Well done. Thanks. Q: Would you also do a video on how you built your bandsaw table?
Thanks. That looks like a nice jig... OK, not a Bruce-Willis-The-Last-Boy-Scout jig, but still ... a nice jig.
Thank u sir for making this now I definitely need to make one btw I believe I was one of the a holes that asked about it but it all paid off in the end
Awesome vid!
Thanks a ton for making this. Most frustrating part of my bowl turning is the bottom.
So i could get used to the Brown version of Izzy. I love jigs.
I might need to make a miniversion of this as its easier to make than mini cole jaws.
You might want to dip that piece of plywood as a revengeful reminder ;)
you should make a lamp shade!!! make a piece of wood so thin that light goes through it OR you should make it out of a dip it!!!
So I once sculpture a bust out of ceramic and mosaiced it with pills. It had the potential for being a very professional piece but unfortunately I ruined it with the lacquer I used to finish it. I brushed on a water-based cement sealant it made all the pills run. I experienced a simular situation in a later project when I mosiaced a face with candy. I used the same finish and the piece became a sticky mess. The sealant did however work on a sculpture i made with french fries. Is apoxy a possible option for items with the tendency to disolve? I'd love to see a video where you experiment with either pills or candy or anything where you have to confront the properties of the material (like the coffee bean episode where you had to soak them in denatured alcohol)
I watch a lot and I enjoy the videos a lot but I don't comment really. Question: have you ever considered turning with unconventional tools (bolts, spoons, scrap, etc.) just to try it? Alternatively have you ever needed to because a tool broke or something?
Oh, at minute 1:00 I saw your bandsaw-circle-cutting-jig. It seems nice and wonderful working. Can you show us, how you made that? I am really curious! Haha, just kidding ;-) But the donut-chuck turned out nice!
Greetings from germany,
Paul
PS: Can you make a Dip it: SPONGE, please?
Im going to try using this donut chuck while its mounted to a faceplate. I dont see why it wouldnt work with some short screws.
I love you videos keep up the awesome work
granny was smart...I'm gonna steal tht saying now...I'm sure my teenager will love it
mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha
She was wise! And she new a LOT of bad examples...
+Peter Brown 😂 lol