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[Tom O]

Wood flour can be added to to your sand for casting steel although hardwood is preferred.

 

[Elektrishun]

I want to make a D1-3 to stronghold chuck adapter since Oneway only makes adapters for screw mount spindles.

I'm not interested in a debate (too much anyways) on the advisability of turning wood on a metal lathe, I more wish to know if this may be unsafe or lacking good alignment.

Curious to know about yours or anyone else's set-up for occasional wood turning on a metal lathe.

I used to have a wood lathe, too. Sometimes I think it would be nice to turn a wooden tool handle or other small items.

Would using a 3 or 4 jaw chuck and chuck spur center be sufficient (along with dust collection)?

 

[TorontoBuilder]

Curious to know about yours or anyone else's set-up for occasional wood turning on a metal lathe.

I used to have a wood lathe, too. Sometimes I think it would be nice to turn a wooden tool handle or other small items.

Would using a 3 or 4 jaw chuck and chuck spur center be sufficient (along with dust collection)?

For simple handles where major diameter is not much over 1" a 5c collet chuck is great, but 3 and 4 jaw chucks can be fine if you have enough solid material to grip.

But I like round boxes and discs to use as tool holders and in the cases I prefer a wood chuck which can grip flanges, hence my wanting to make an adapter for the oneway chucks.

 

[Elektrishun]

For simple handles where major diameter is not much over 1" a 5c collet chuck is great, but 3 and 4 jaw chucks can be fine if you have enough solid material to grip.

But I like round boxes and discs to use as tool holders and in the cases I prefer a wood chuck which can grip flanges, hence my wanting to make an adapter for the oneway chucks.

I was thinking of something like this chuck spur in a chuck with a dead center in the tail stock:

South Bend made a spur center for wood turning on a metal lathe and I've seen faceplates where a spur center can be mounted but I have neither of those options.

 

[TorontoBuilder]

I was thinking of something like this chuck spur in a chuck with a dead center in the tail stock:

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South Bend made a spur center for wood turning on a metal lathe and I've seen faceplates where a spur center can be mounted but I have neither of those options.

it really depends on what you want to turn and grip but I find a proper wood chuck with multiple jaw options to be the best choice for versatility. The spur is just an accessory to use with one of the oneway chucks.