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Recommend a set of jaws please

George Speed

George Speed

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Chuck is a Nova G3.

Wish to hold:
1.5" square x 6" long object, both wood and Resin casting. (spindle turn)

At a minimum of the 6" length, 1 inch to 1-3/4 inches would be in the Jaws.

Want to be able to turn/bore the interior of the piece :)

Minimum square , 1.2...1.25"

thank you!
 
The nova jaws I would recommend woul be the Nova Mini Spigot, the ones with two screws per jaw. Similar jaws that only have 1 screw seem to bend easily. Or yo could try (which I would try) are the NCK-3.75Z-6034 Pen Plus jaws as they are pretty stiff looking and I might even buy two pair. The Nova is $53 the BMWood NCK are $30 and to pair would be $60. 4 of the NCK would be the sturdiest in that size range.

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