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Leveling Chuck
Overview
A Leveling Chuck is used allow the turner to adjust how an object is being held. It allows for adjustments in the X, Y, and Z axes. This is especially useful for guilloché work and when turning large items where runout will become more evident and pronounced.
Lindow Machine Works makes a leveling chuck, and a "pie chuck" which is a combination of a bezel chuck with a leveling chuck.
Sources for buying one
More Information
Published Articles
- Ken Newton's Aligning Chuck by Frank Dorion. Ornamental Turners International Newsletter, Volume 26, No. 1 - Summer, 2019, pg. 4
- Lindow Rose Engine Alignment Procedures, Section 1, pg. 13
- Using a Leveling Chuck by Frank Dorion.
Ornamental Turners International Newsletter, Volume 26, No. 2 - Winter, 2019, pg. 18
Presentations
- This YouTube video shows a demonstration of a levelling chuck by David Lindow.
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