Wood Jaw Plates - Episode 207

[@maggieirving]

Thanks Paul x

[@PaulLockwood]

You’re welcome.

[@stewartfurini]

Nice one Paul!

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you Stewart

[@JohnClothier]

nice idea Paul!

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you John

[@tomasarguinzoni9022]

Very cool idea 👍🏼

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you Tomas

[@alanmullock381]

Nice one Paul👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you Alan

[@RickTurnsWoodturning]

Great idea, Paul!

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you Rick

[@hraun2berg]

What a smart thing to do ☺ Cheers, Júlíus

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you Julius

[@barrycook4690]

Never thought about wood chuck before but like you said open to all sorts of things Paul 👍👍👍

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you Barry. Yes useful tool when you can't hold something in the normal jaws.

[@AndysCornishCreations]

Hi Paul...great idea....I would be tempted to hold a segmented ring in compression mode just in case there was a dodgy joint...I stuck a waste piece of plywood on the bowl top and used a wormscrew to hold it till I turned the base and a rebate for the chuck...Check out..Andy Paramore segmented pot pourri bowl...yours is a very handy bit of kit though and I would love to have one...great video...All the best.....Andy

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you Andy. I've not had any issues with joints so far. That may because I glue them up individually rather than all in one go like a lot of other people do. Also rings often go on the lathe within 30 minutes of being glued just using ordinary PVA glue, so it does go to show how well these hold. Yes one day it may blow, but that would only be one ring which I'd rather know early on.

[@owdjockey4459]

Hi Paul, I was convinced that you had previously made a set of Cole jaws, but checking your back catalog I see you have not. My first thought was why did you need to buy the jaws in the first place, when you could have simply drilled and cut the thin groove on the "main Plate" itself? I also have a SK100 chuck and simply drilled the main plate when I made my set of Cole jaws. I like the way you used the sacrificial wood pieces to hold the project. Thanks for sharing the video

[@PaulLockwood]

Thank you. Yes I have lots of jaws but nothing like this. Just using scrap wood you can do all sorts with these. They could be even better to use than a jam chuck in a lock of cases as you don't need to be so precise and have that tight fit as they are on a chuck which you can change that size as you need. The project in 2 weeks time will show where I used these. I soon made a second set of sacrifice wood from oak to hold segmented rings which was more stable and better.

[@eegaugh]

I don't think that the through holes for the jaw mounting bolts are strictly necessary. If you first remove the jaw holders from the chuck then mount the steel plates to them you can simply screw on the wooden plates and re-install the whole assembly to the chuck. Of course, depending on the method of working, it may be convenient to do do as you have shown. APT have a video showing the use of their current, stainless steel, plates.

[@PaulLockwood]

Yes you can do it that way, even better if you have a spare set like I do for my much larger 400mm button jaws. It's a bit more of a pain as you have to remove the chuck and take out the safety grub screw each time too. Either way as a hobby time shouldn't be the most important thing. It's all about doing what suits you to get the job done.