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    TRICKS OF THE TRADE

    Feb 23, 2023 2 minutes

    Simple Modification Expands Cole Jaw Capacity

    have discovered when turning overly large bowl blanks or segmented rings that I can replace the rubber snubbers of my lathe chuck Cole jaws with short drywall screws. They enable me to mount blanks that are the full diameter of the jaws, beyond where the snubbers can reach, to hold the blank securely.

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