Making a Wood Lathe Jam Chuck: Bowl and Plate Bases

This video is a step by step process of making a jam chuck for a wood lathe. This particular jam chuck is used for reverse chucking, or finishing the bases of wooden bowls and/or plates; a cheap alternative to purchasing cole jaws, or long worth chucks for wood lathes. This is a fast and simple project to complete.
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[@rampanttricky17]

Found your videos today and made direct use of this one already! I made my first face turned piece today. I finished the back using the base plate with attached 1/4 inch plywood and shelf liner. For this run, the liner was held in place between the poplar dish and plywood by friction alone.

[@spwoodart]

Hi, thanks for watching. I'm so glad you were able to make use of the video, it means a lot to me. I bet the 1/4 ply is much lighter than the 3/4 I used. The shelf liner works great, I use it for sanding on my work benches as well. Cheers my friend.

[@tonylunney7860]

excellent job spyros

[@spwoodart]

Tony Lunney thank you!

[@marykedykhuizen6902]

Just the day I needed this to finish my first bowl, thankyou for an excellent video

[@spwoodart]

Hi, you're welcome! Glad to help. Thank you and thanks for watching. Cheers!

[@vasiliospaschalidis4550]

Good job Spyros. Thank you

[@spwoodart]

Thank you!

[@kazadthebad9995]

I made one of these, great idea, thanks... also i used staples instead of tape, no problems at all :)

[@spwoodart]

adam pinson thank you and for watching. The staples is a great idea.

[@barryparks7057]

what a good idea. will give it a try

[@spwoodart]

Barry Parks thank you! Hope you will like it.

[@leksey7870]

A very wise solution. Like!

[@spwoodart]

Thank you and thanks for watching.

[@leksey7870]

I subscribed to Your channel, now I will have the pleasure of watching your video. Good luck!

[@spwoodart]

+Аleksey Bek thank so much. I think you'll enjoy the videos, well, I hope you will. I should have a project video out soon. Cheers!

[@Geovaniconstruction]

Good idea..

[@spwoodart]

Thank you!

[@Bramsshed1913]

Great video and subbed Cheers Bram

[@spwoodart]

+Brams shed Thank you!

[@stevenlee9994]

Thanks for the video. Do you have a dedicated faceplate for the jam chuck or do you remove and put it back on each time you use it? If so, does it affect the alignment of the jam chuck at all? Thanks again!

[@spwoodart]

Steven Lee Hi, I sometimes take the face plate off and put it back on. The screws I used, fit snug in the face plate holes with no slop. So, when I put the face plate back on, it's always in the same spot. Good question. Thanks for watching.

[@bernym4047]

Thanks for the video. What was that you used to clean the sander?

[@spwoodart]

Berny M hi, thank you and for watching. The sander cleaner is an abrasive cleaner stick. They work great and prolong the life of the sanding belts.

[@bernym4047]

Thanks

[@spwoodart]

Berny M no problem

[@krank2kold]

Great video!!! What make & model is that lathe machine

[@spwoodart]

Hi, so sorry for the delay but some of my comments were hidden. The lathe I use is a PSI (Pen State Industries) lathe. Thank you and thanks for watching. Cheers!