I was digging around in my Box O' Parts for the lathes and found a 3 jaw chuck. I thought to myself, "Self, let's see if we can get this thing cleaned up and replace that irritating screw chuck that is on Grampa's wood lathe!" So, I did.
Now, this screw chuck is just that, a lag bolt mounted through the middle of a chuck face. It has been on this lathe since I brought it home from Grampa's ranch. He built this thing from Douglas Fir and parts he found around his shop and the machine shop he worked at. Dad said he made one bowl with it, didn't like how the shavings kept hitting him atop his bald head, and never used it again!
So, my issue with the chuck is that there always seems to be a wobble with it, and my work was always... off center? I figured it couldn't hurt to try a different chuck. With a little help from two pipe wrenches, I was able to remove the screw chuck without too much effort.
The chuck is small enough that it has a ring with holes around the edge to loosen and tighten. That was kind of fun to break loose - a bolt of the right diameter and a dead blow hammer worked well, and after a bit of steel wheel work, the chuck works fine!
Now, to figure out a project I want to try with this new set up - hopefully, it will not have that darned wobble!
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