Originally Posted by
Bill Jobe
I'm having difficulty getting my bowls to chuck true. I'm working on a large diameter walnut bowl and started with the flattest side on a faceplate. I trued that up and cut a recess to chuck it in and turned it around and loaded it in my chuck. Then I cut a recess on that side after beginning the outside form. Then I turned it around and tried to chuck it in that recess and just could not get it to run true. I tried for about half an hour, got discusted and called it a night.
I learned recently that I was cutting my recesses too deep (thank you whoever posted that) so I made them about .250 or a little less. I was making them too deep where the outside of the jaws would bump against the piece, not realizing you're not supposed to do that.
Would someone please try helping me figure out what I'm doing wrong? I tried many ways including using the tailstock gently pressing on it while I gradually tightened the chuck, sometimes rotating the piece just as it begins to grab.
My chuck is a Oneway Stronghold.
Thanks