Does anyone know if any jaw pieces (4) are available that might fit onto my Barricuda 4 (Penn State) chuck that would allow me to cut & 'grab' a 5~6" tenon? (Without having to just grab at the 'points'). Some jaws pieces and be similar.... I saw Mike Mahoney in Nashville last weekend... (he was great as usual). He enlightened me to his method of a wee (1/4") tenon on his larger pieces and I wish to try.. Any reply is appreciated! Happy Turning to all.
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Jaws for Barricuda 4 chuck
- Thread starter Philip Peckham
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Definitely interested and following this... I have a barracuda as well, with 3 different jaw sets, but would love to find "larger" jaws (even if they were dovetail) Problem with the 'cuda jaws, they have this little indexing pin on one of the 4 to set them in correct order to the chuck, which makes me wonder if the jaws are actually custom cut and fit to each chuck individually , precluding any chance of interchanging jaws . I have Dovetail tommy bar chuck (off-brand, no clue what brand it is, no stamps on it) and those jaws do not fit the barracuda, so...
Brian, thanx for the input... you may be correct and my wish may not be able to be granted 
I dont know of other mfr jaws that will fit a ‘cuda. I have a ‘cuda 4 and used the #3 jaws to grip ~5” tenons. Usually made the tenon~3/8” tall since only the corners bite in. Its a secure grip, never lost a piece.
I have all 3 sizes of the ‘cuda chucks from when I first started turning. I wore out (rounded over) the tip of the chuck key and the receiver holes (wallowed out) in the chuck on a cuda 2. They always required a lot of effort to keep the chuck key in place while tightening. I moved on to Oneway stronghold and a Nova G3. No such issues with those. Got a great deal on the G3, but I wish it was a Oneway Talon, a better chuck with better jaw selection. I use #5 aluminum jaws in the stronghold for large tenons.
I have all 3 sizes of the ‘cuda chucks from when I first started turning. I wore out (rounded over) the tip of the chuck key and the receiver holes (wallowed out) in the chuck on a cuda 2. They always required a lot of effort to keep the chuck key in place while tightening. I moved on to Oneway stronghold and a Nova G3. No such issues with those. Got a great deal on the G3, but I wish it was a Oneway Talon, a better chuck with better jaw selection. I use #5 aluminum jaws in the stronghold for large tenons.