After all the debating back and forth, I finally decided on the Vicmarc knockoff chuck from Grizzley. The first thing I made was a 6" walnut bowl, which I remounted a couple times after knocking it off kilter with a catch, each time it seemed to remount with perfect alignment. Then as luck would have it broke the bowl with a catch just as I was finishing out hollowing out the inside... :mad:
Next I made a 10" cherry bowl, which as soon as I mounted in the chuck was wobbling, I brought up the tailstock and slowed speed while I hollowed out but even once hollowed I was seeing a slight wobble. I removed the bowl and observed just the chuck. I seem to be seeing just the slightest wobble in the empty chuck. In addition to the Grizzley chuck, I'm using a 3/4" 10 tpi to 1" 8 tpi adapter from Penn State. Any suggestions on how I can determine if the wobble is being caused by my spindle, the adapter or the chuck?
Next I made a 10" cherry bowl, which as soon as I mounted in the chuck was wobbling, I brought up the tailstock and slowed speed while I hollowed out but even once hollowed I was seeing a slight wobble. I removed the bowl and observed just the chuck. I seem to be seeing just the slightest wobble in the empty chuck. In addition to the Grizzley chuck, I'm using a 3/4" 10 tpi to 1" 8 tpi adapter from Penn State. Any suggestions on how I can determine if the wobble is being caused by my spindle, the adapter or the chuck?