Made from stainless steel, the SK80 chuck comes complete with our latest SafetyJaw© accessory mounting jaws and our most popular ‘C’ jaws.
The ‘C’ jaws bolt onto the SafetyJaw©, offering true turning versatility. The ‘C’ jaws feature two distinct gripping options. The external dovetail expands into a 55mm recess enabling you to turn bowls, platters and the like. Whilst the 42mm diameter internal grip has a stepped shoulder, for an extra firm grip on to a spigot, perfect for boxes and goblets.
These diameters apply when the jaws form a true circle. However, the beauty of the chuck’s scroll mechanism allows a wide range of movement to accommodate any deviation. Potentially the internal range is 34mm to 68mm, and the external 51mm to 86mm.
More than thirty-five years ago, Axminster produced and marketed one of the world’s first four jaw self centring chucks for woodturners.
Over the years, much of the development has come from the feedback and input of professional woodturners. With over three decades of experience in production and design, we believe these latest chucks are the very best on the market today. Manufacturing of the Clubman chucks, jaws and accessories is done entirely in the production facility in Axminster.