powermatic model 45 questions

Nice lathe! Owners manual with all the info you should need can be found over at the vintagemachinery web site.

Cheers,
Brad

-- Brad in FL - To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid

Thanks for trying but I had already downloaded both owners manuels that are on that site. They don’t give the dimensions. Only old part number to order directly from powermatic. And all the parts are no longer available.
Anyone with experience with lathes or vintage lathes, I would appreciate any info.

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

Joey,
You want a standard 1” X 8 TPI (threads per inch) chuck. A popular choice is a Oneway Talon. Not the cheapest or most expensive but a widely used mid sized chuck. There are certainly many others on the market. They all generally have removable jaws for larger oe smaller work.
Take a look at Craft Supplies web site, or Penn State, or Packard. VicMarc is probably the best one and most expensive. Just remember that once you commit, the jaws of one brand are not interchangeable with other brands.

-- George, Minnesota, gscott40@comcast.net

I have two Oneway Talon chucks and no problem recommend that chuck with 1” x 8TPI insert. When up-graded my lathe to larger spindle merely order new thread insert for my chuck. Bought just a chuck body, thread insert and spigot jaws for second chuck.

4-jaw chuck operated with tommy bars or single key. I have own both tommy bar chuck tad cheaper and do same job as single key chuck although takes more patience. Single key chucks more popular.
Other good chuck families include VicMarc and Nova.

Only other advice can give is look at jaw sets and thread inserts available with eye on upgrading later. You can buy chucks that come as a package of different jaw sets also popular. Upgrading thread inserts not an option and if snap off setscrew changing jaws will need a new chuck body.

Just reading catalogs and websites can educate enough to buy. Couple of sites I deal with, several others on-line too.

http://www.packardwoodworks.com
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com

99% sure your spindle thread is 1” x 8 TPI!

-- Bill

Grizzly sells a Vicmarc “clone”. I have one for my lathe, and it is a good product.
Part #H6265 1” 8tpi. $104.95 + shipping. Includes wrenches and screw center.
Bill

-- bill@magraphics.us

You can also get a good chuck at Rockler; don’t forget their 20% off coupon.

-- Julian