A great set
What they don't tell you when you buy a lathe is that it's only the beginning of the money you'll be spending. You need tools to cut wood with (that part is obvious) you need a way of sharpening of those tools and you need ways of holding the wood while you shape it. This chuck set up gives you several options for that and it looks good doing it.
I frankly don't know what advantage the titanium coating gives this product over the other model but I will admit that it looks pretty fancy. I bought this set because it seemed complete: several sets of jaws that are exchanged fairly easily along with a center that can be clamped in there (to allow you to do some spindle work without removing the chuck) and a screw chuck.
I did have trouble with said screw: it failed shearing off shortly after I started using it. Since they don't stock individual replacement parts Amazon put me in touch with the manufacturer who readily agreed to replace it. No further complaints!
I had always heard how addictive turning was but I found it very frustrating also. This chuck system has helped with that since it's reliable and versatile. I have accessorized it with a pair of larger jaws for finishing off the bottoms of larger bowls. I'm still a rank amateur when it comes to turning but at least I can't blame my tools.
Note: changing the jaws means removing several small black screws. If you're doing this on the lathe do yourself a favor and put something under the chuck to catch those screws before you drop them into the sea of shavings all over your floor!!! And keep a magnetic pickup tool around to help find them when you drop them anyhow.
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