Wanted - lathe chuck

[Deni822]

Hi all, I'm building a hobby-duty weld positioner and looking for any chuck to put on the platten. Wood lathe chuck, machine lathe chuck, whatever. Let me know if you have anything that might work. I'm thinking 4-6" max.

Thanks.
Mark

 

[Tom O]

Nothing here my son keeps pulling ours off the lathe and it’s backing plate for the mill!
I hate that!

 

[Deni822]

Nothing here my son keeps pulling ours off the lathe and it’s backing plate for the mill!
I hate that!

Haha. Gotta love offspring stealing stuff.

 

[Dabbler]

the odd time cheap lathe chucks come available on kijiji... there's a Craftsman wood chuck for $75.00

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-power-tool/...ck/1388078216?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

[Deni822]

Thanks Dabbler. I'm more looking for a perhaps an almost-throw-away that someone might have and wanting to get rid of it for cheap. It only needs to hold with a few lbs of pressure as a positioner is nothing but a turntable. Thanks for the link though. I keep my eye on kijiji but nothing has come up in the last couple months.

Cheers.

 

[Tom O]

Have you tried modern to see if they have any shite chucks?

 

[Deni822]

Have you tried modern to see if they have any shite chucks?

I have not. Thanks for the tip. Will give them a shout.

 

[Janger]

Make a crude chuck. ???

 

[Dabbler]

75$ is at the bottom of the price range if the jaws move at all.

 

[CalgaryPT]

Hi all, I'm building a hobby-duty weld positioner and looking for any chuck to put on the platten. Wood lathe chuck, machine lathe chuck, whatever. Let me know if you have anything that might work. I'm thinking 4-6" max.

Thanks.
Mark

Been trying to find the link but it escapes me...I saw this guy on YouTube with a similar need. He wanted a light duty rotating platten for practicing "walking the cup" with. He finally settled on a ViseGrip Chain clamp. Pretty ingenious. Sorry I can't find it but will keep looking. I used to use a lazy susan and jig clamps, but it was obviously hand spun. I know the commercial ones are outrageously priced, so kudos to you for fabing a solution.

 

[GrayTech]

Busy bee has a 6" independant 4 jaw deal for $39.99. It's a wood lathe chuck but it's pretty solid. Threaded 1"-8tpi. Should work great for your needs.

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[Tom Kitta]

Why don't you just buy a positioner with a chuck? local auction has it at $5 and ends in a week. The thing is huge with like 8" or 10" chuck. I cannot imagine it going for a lot of $$$

 

[Dabbler]

where's the auction? It sounds interesting!

 

[Tom Kitta]

Its in Calgary at century auctions - tomorrow. I was there today and each positioner is about 1000 lbs with motor control and about 12" chuck.

They are now around $200 each and I would not be shocked if they sell for $500 each.

They are... huge.

 

[Dabbler]

Still a good deal for a positioner.

 

[Tom Kitta]

Well they sold for around $250 plus fees so around $300.

I think they were simply too big for most places. I mean they take a lot of shop space like a very large fridge.

If someone needed these I agree they were a steal of a deal.