Paul Haus wrote on Apr 24
th, 2020 at 6:34pm:
I bought a Grizzly brand for price and little expected use and it's worked out for me.
The Grizzly chucks are Vicmarc "knock-offs" but are very good for their price. IMO
As I said in my original answer, it's
your method of work that determines this.
I don't have an issue with changing jaws, it usually takes about 2 minutes for the entire process.
That being said, I do have several chucks which makes
my method of work (MOW) more flexible. I don't always need to free up a chuck before I can move to the next step or project. Which means I can have several projects at once, in various stages of completion, all going at the same time. I also have no need to prove that I can exist with only one or no chucks at all. Lyle is on his own.
Many of the "experts" who teach and instruct with no chucks, are constantly grabbing large chunks of wood to make a jamb chuck. They seem to think everyone has an unlimited supply of clear blanks just sitting around waiting to be turned into waste.
So, after turning away 75% of the material they say "wasn't that easy'?
For starters, no, it wasn't easy, because I'll need to do this for every piece that's of a different size.
Two, the piece you started with was larger than some of the wood I have to turn bowls with.
FYI, Wood isn't freeThis is where it can become less expensive and easier to purchase one or more chucks.
JMO