Lathe Chuck Jaws
A 4-jaw chuck is a great, almost essential, accessory for
any serious lathe worker. While it lacks the self-centering convenience of the the 3-jaw
chuck, it has other capabilities. Some things you can do with the 4-jaw are...Grip rectangular and other non-cylindrical shapes for turning
or facingForm rectangular shaped objects
Precisely center cylindrical stock to within the limits of
the lathe's accuracyHold stock off-center for turning cams or drilling off-center
holesA 4-jaw chuck is a great, almost essential, accessory for
any serious lathe worker. While it lacks the self-centering convenience of the the 3-jaw
chuck, it has other capabilities. Some things you can do with the 4-jaw are...Grip rectangular and other non-cylindrical shapes for turning
or facingForm rectangular shaped objectsPrecisely center clindrical stock to within the limits of
the lathe's accuracyHold stock off-center for turning cams or drilling off-center
holesDue to its inherent rotational nature, a lathe is ideal for
turning radially symetrical shapes: cylinders, that is; so it sometimes surprises
beginning lathe workers to discover that you can use a lathe to form cubes and other
six-sided rectangular objects. This is done through a sequence of facing operations using
a 4-jaw chuck. The following photos show the transformation of a cylinder into a
rectangular shape (technically, a rectangular parallelepiped). Once you grasp
this potential of the lathe, it opens up a whole new class of things that you can make.
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