My Self Centering Chuck- Thanks Ger21!!

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When Ger21 posted his self centering chuck, I knew I had to make one. Of course, I’m a cheap skate and used home made knobs and mounting block. Also, I didn’t have any 1/2” material so this is all 3/4” plywood.

What really worked out great is that I could reuse all of the holders created for my previous chuck- pictured here:

My mounting block could be a little smaller, in diameter- to allow the holders to get closer to the center, or using small wing nuts will do it, too. But for now, everything seems to working great.

Thanks for looking.

Lew

-- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

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Vince home \| projects \| blog 669 posts in 1598 days #1 posted 1239 days ago	Well done…I need to make one of those. Thanks for the idea. -- Vince
Gary home \| projects \| blog 3547 posts in 1602 days #2 posted 1239 days ago	Wish I knew what the heck it was….and what it does…. -- Gary, DeKalb Texas only 4 miles from the mill
interpim home \| projects \| blog 1115 posts in 1627 days #3 posted 1239 days ago	when you spin the wooden disk while the wing-nuts are loose, the round holds move in as well at the same time, always keeping center. This allows you to chuck up things in a variety of different sizes. a lot of folks use this type setup to turn the tenon off of bowls and vases. -- San Diego, CA
Ger21 home \| projects \| blog 594 posts in 1300 days #4 posted 1239 days ago	The plastic knobs only cost me $8 for 6. I thought about making wood knobs, but only for a second. Nice job. -- Gerry, http://home.comcast.net/~cncwoodworker/CNC_Woodworker.html
sedcokid home \| projects \| blog 2508 posts in 1767 days #5 posted 1239 days ago	Looks like a great project! I will try makeing one, thanks for the idea, Good Job! ‘The SedcoKid’ -- Chuck Emery, Michigan,
scrappy home \| projects \| blog 3474 posts in 1599 days #6 posted 1239 days ago	Still need to get mine made. Still resting from the christmas rush.haha Scrappy -- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

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