Soft, flexible chuck

[Philip Davies]

This rubber bung in the 3 jaw chuck is holding a chisel handle, which is almost finished, except for fitting the ferrule. Usually I have to take it out 3 or 4 times to check the fit, removing a whisker each time, so this eases the process.

The bung is off a crutch.

You can see that I have just pushed the chuck guard to one side, since there’s little danger to my hand when working at the tail end of the lathe.

[DIYer]

Thanks Philip Davies! We've added your Soft Chuck to our Wood Lathes category,
as well as to your builder page: Philip Davies's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Soft Chuck by Philip Davies

tags: chuck, turning

[Scrounga]

Ha, brilliant. I would never have thought of that.