I have my dad's original Escoulen Chuck but how in the world does it work?. Does anyone have a video or reference on how to use the chuck? I searched the web but didn't have any luck. Thank you for any leads!
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Original Escoulen Chuck - Looking for information
- Thread starter Alex Bradley
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Chucksplus.com has his dvd. It is good. If you are interested is selling, I may be interested in buying.
Danny
Danny
You might try Carolina Mountain Woodturners. He demoed there a couple times and they used to record them.
My suggestion is that you go to the Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium and ask Jean Francois Escoulen. He'll be about an hour away at the end of September.
I realized last night that he is going to be there. I'll be at the symposium. What great luck! Thanks!!!!!
Check out You Tube and search for "Escoulen chuck". I found at least 3 videos on it. I did not play the videos, but the titles seem to be what you may be looking for. Enjoy.
Thanks! The only ones that I have found are on the newer version of the chuck. Not sure when this one was made but maybe before the time of Youtube videos?
You are welcome. Did not realize there were different versions. I hope you get it figured out. Looks pretty neat.
This video is an interview with Jean-François Escoulen, and shows him using it a few places.
Actually, your dad's original chuck is a #2 Escoulen, not a #3 which is much larger and has built in counter weights.