I need help identifying a chuck please

[MarkNotts]

Hiya I bought a huge pile of small items plus chisels mandrels jaws and chisels about a month back and was wondering what this chucks make and model is? I have about 4 sets of useful work holding jaws but only 1 set of jaw mounts so it is a pain to change jaws with the 8 fiddly screws when i can just unwind all 4 jaws and just wind another 4 on.

The jaw mounts are small and the face that contacts the jaw has a recess instead of a mortise, the third photo is just a comparison at side of an axminster jaw mount.

 

[MarkNotts]

And yes my workshop and tools do need cleaning thats what im doing now :)

 

[rayf6604]

If you think your workshop is a mess you should see mine

Is there nothing stamped on the chuck to give any clue? If I had to guess I'd say it looks like a Super Nova but the jaw holding pieces shouldn't come out as far as I know. Someone else might have more clue

 

[wm460]

Have you got two inserts in the the chuck?

 

[Penpal]

Like the guy on TV says but wait theres more.

Peter.

 

[MarkNotts]

If you think your workshop is a mess you should see mine

Is there nothing stamped on the chuck to give any clue? If I had to guess I'd say it looks like a Super Nova but the jaw holding pieces shouldn't come out as far as I know. Someone else might have more clue

The only thing stamped is on the indexing plate just max 3000rpm lol, not much help But...... just thought that index plate can be removed i think, it has countersink screws but i remember trying to detach the thread extension to make it sit closer to the headstock and it is practically welded on, Ill have a go now to see if i can remove the indexing plate without having to take anything else apart, hopefully there will be another clue

 

[MarkNotts]

Have you got two inserts in the the chuck?

It has 4 x jaw holding inserts and 1 tightening ring thingy ( sounds like my mums descriptions are rubbing off on me ) , its a self centering chuck, just one side of the chuck to tighten all 4 jaws

 

[MarkNotts]

The screws to hold the jaws onto the jaw holding inserts are not the standard tall head hex they are small countersunk hex, everything about it including the inserts and all jaws are silver apart from the black pillers on the button jaws

 

[Penpal]

Pictures ,pictures, pictures mate. Cant see them in words.

Peter.

 

[MarkNotts]

Pictures ,pictures, pictures mate. Cant see them in words.

Peter.

The pics are at the top :) the screws to hold the jaws onto the inserts are just hex machine screws, I've been to the shed and took the index plate off but still no markings, the index plate was just covering the internal mechanism, its a good job i did as someone has over tightened i the past and the gears are a bit damaged and dry as a bone so a bit of greese wont do any harm!

Come to think of it the lathe that came with the huge haul of bits i needed was an old axminster awvsl1000, the old grey version before they downgraded to a red hobby shorter bed version.

Ive looked in axminsters site to see if any of their chucks look the same and nope

 

[Phil Dart]

Looks like a Fox from Poolewood machinery to me Mark

 

[Penpal]

The pics are at the top :) the screws to hold the jaws onto the inserts are just hex machine screws, I've been to the shed and took the index plate off but still no markings, the index plate was just covering the internal mechanism, its a good job i did as someone has over tightened i the past and the gears are a bit damaged and dry as a bone so a bit of greese wont do any harm!

Come to think of it the lathe that came with the huge haul of bits i needed was an old axminster awvsl1000, the old grey version before they downgraded to a red hobby shorter bed version.

Ive looked in axminsters site to see if any of their chucks look the same and nope

Mark I agree the pics are at the top but as you scroll down to these comments the pics are up there and we are down here, just saying it is easy when they both come together mate.

Peter.

 

[MarkNotts]

Looks like a Fox from Poolewood machinery to me Mark

Thats it! , the Fox fx4000 thanks a lot Phil :)

Woodturning Chuck Fox Axminster Charnwood Nova Robert Sorby Patriot

 

[Penpal]

I note with interest the Vicmark stuff fits as well to that chuck, good news all round.

Peter.

 

[MarkNotts]

It is a good chuck but it does have a little forward amd back slop on the jaw mounts when using the button jaws, unless i have an abused chuck as its 2nd hand.

The other jaws on it are fine but when removing the tenon or mortise on the bottom of a bowl you dont tighten or expand the buttons more than just light pressure, it is hard to get all 4 plates perfectly lined up no matter how you align them before tightening the screws.

When you start and stop the lathe with the jaws empty or holding a piece you can hear a slight metal knock from the sides of the jaw mounts clicking the chuck slider edges.

All the other jaws when tightened more onto the wood are fine.

 

[Penpal]

Depending on what it cost it seems a handy chuck real precision comes with Vicmarc who used to make Metal Lathes.

Peter.

 

[EStreet]

This resembles one of the grizzly clones.