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PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 9:55 am 
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Finally made me a longworth chuck. Works great, but it is a pain to adjust. With the bolt hold downs installed, even loose, it a time consuming task to adjust.[img]
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:35 am 
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That's been on my to-do list for ages. Bet it comes in handy!

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:28 pm 
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Nice chuck, I can understand the PITA factor.

I have Cole Jaws for my Nova chucks that basically do the same thing on a smaller scale.

But......

Once you use a vacuum chuck you will never mess with a longworth or a gripping type chuck again for reverse turning.

A vacuum system is well worth the $$ but don't buy it from a retailer (way too much)

I built mine with hardware store fittings and a surplus Vac pump from Surplus Center.

My system cost me about $150.


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Hey MM,

I don't generally consider myself to be a turner, so my perception may be wrong but, The way I understood a Longworth chuck to work was that the spirals of the two plates were set up to rotate in opposite directions so that the piece self centers. By counter rotating in one direction, you close the chuck, and by counter rotating in the other you open it. So what is the adjustment hassle?

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PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2013 10:35 am 
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You've got the principle correct, Tom. But realize you've got four (or more) bolts sliding against two pieces of plywood, in this case, so there's quite a bit of friction. I have some solid surface countertop material (Corian like stuff) that I plan on using for mine (someday), which if the spiral slots are well machined and polished should make adjustment a bit easier.

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I made one with 3/4" ply a few months ago. I sanded the slots well, but the threads on the bolts still cause a bit of drag. A work around would be to put sections of 7mm pen tubes over the 1/4" bolt shafts, but the slots would need to be enlarged to accommodate pen blanks. That would require a slightly oversize router bit to cut the slots.


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