It is quite possible to turn about anything imaginable with a set of centers (drive and live) and a faceplate. That being said, a four-jaw scroll chuck can be a highly useful addition to your turning toolkit and can save immense amounts of time in making all of the things you imagine. The marketplace offers turners a wide range of fine scroll chucks these days, making the decision about which brand to buy daunting. In this article, let’s look at scroll chuck features so that you can sort out the wheat from the chaff and find the chuck that is just right for you.
Scroll Chuck Design
Scroll chucks have been used in metalworking for over a century and are usually three-jaw. Three jaws are designed to grip six-sided bars,
