Why You Need a 6 6 jaw chuck for Your Lathe
If you've been spending more time fixing crushed tubes than actually cutting metal, it might be time to look at a 6 6 jaw chuck for your lathe setup. Most of us start out with the standard three-jaw chuck that comes with the machine, and for a lot of basic jobs, that works just fine. But the second you start working with thin-walled tubing or high-precision parts that can't handle a lot of localized pressure, the limitations of those three points of contact become pretty obvious, pretty fast. ...