3.1″ 3-Jaw Chuck – Electroless Nickel Coated

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Interchangeable Jaws
Certain delicate parts require gripping with softer jaw materials. Other operations require chuck jaws that do not transmit particles of rust to the part being held. To accommodate these special circumstances, Sherline now offers 2-piece chuck jaws with interchangeable top jaws made from special materials, and bottom master jaws*. In place of the standard hardened or optional unhardened (“soft”) steel 1-piece jaws, these new top jaws are .600” tall and come in soft materials like Delrin, Teflon, and Nylon, plus harder but non-rusting materials like brass and aluminum. The replaceable top jaws are fastened to the hardened steel bottom jaws with two countersunk socket head screws. They are not stepped so the customer can machine them for custom holding applications. Other materials are available by request.
*Please note that you must purchase the bottom master jaws before you can use the top jaws.
Tall Top Jaws
We also offer taller jaws with heights of 1” and 1-1/2”. The tall jaws are made of aluminum and mild steel. These taller jaws were developed for a customer who uses our lathe for custom jewelry design and can be machined to hold custom work, as seen in the photo to the right.
About Top-Jaw Custom Orders See the Top-Jaw Custom Orders tab below to design your own chuck jaws.
NOTE: To customers who are buying these jaws for an existing chuck, please measure the width of your current chuck jaws with a pair of mics so we can grind your master jaws to match. State your current jaw width in the comments box below. For first-time buyers who are buying a new chuck with these Master jaws, your jaws will be ground to match your chuck. The prices shown are for the jaws only (new chuck is not included).
 
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Pin Jaws
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3.1″ 4-Jaw Chuck – Electroless Nickel Coated
This chuck is identical to P/N 1076 except for an Electroless Nickel coating that has been applied to help prevent wear and corrosion. This special coating has been applied to all external and internal surfaces of the chuck (except for chuck jaws), significantly improving the life of the chuck. This chuck also opens and closes more smoothly due to the lubrication properties of Nickel-Teflon.
• Ductile plating with columnar structure
• Harder than any other nickel-based coating
• Coating uniformity that eliminates post-plate grinding (or burnishing)
• Wear properties overall superior to hard chromium
• Hardness (68-72 Rc)
• Low coefficient of friction (.044) Teflon™ is .04
• Uniform coating thickness up to .004”
• Accepts dry film lubricants
Jaw Options
• For those who have jobs where speed and ease of use are more important than maximum accuracy and want a chuck that is loose right from the start (No extra charge). Add the note “loose jaws” to the comments box below
• Soft (not hardened or machined) steel jaws are also available when you build your own chuck.
How to Distinguish between Standard Chucks and Coated Chucks
Some of our customers have been wondering how to tell the difference between our standard chucks and those that have the Electroless Nickel coating. Standard chucks have darker markings than the coated chucks (See Figure 1. Click on photo to view a larger image).
[caption id="attachment_4231" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Figure 1—Examples: (Left) 1040 3-Jaw Chuck (3.1″), (Right) 1040C Electroless Nickel Coated 3-Jaw Chuck (3.1″).[/caption]  
Here, at Sherline Products, each of our chucks is laser engraved with a company mark, chuck size, and jaw location. During the laser marking process the laser removes a bit of the surface and darkens the material below (Figure 1, left). When chucks are sent out to receive the Nickel-Teflon finish the coating process changes the dark engraved markings to a noticeably lighter finish (Figure 1, right).
There is also a subtle change in the color of the chuck, but in the absence of being able to compare them side by side, the most evident way to tell whether you have a coated chuck, or not, is to check the color of the laser markings.
 
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3.1″ 4-Jaw Chuck
This chuck combines the ease-of-use advantages of the 3-jaw chuck with some of the advantages of a 4-jaw chuck. It will automatically center square or round stock. (The stock must be accurately shaped for all four jaws to grip.) It will also grip thin-wall tubing in four places rather than three, which spreads out the load and allows more grip without crushing the tubing.
Turning the knurled portion of the outer diameter of the chuck scrolls all four jaws in unison. Included with the chuck are two Tommy bars for tightening and loosening the chuck.
Centering accuracy on self-centering chucks is to within a few thousandths of an inch. If perfect centering accuracy is required, see the section on 4-jaw independent jaw chucks.
This chuck will hold parts from 3/32" in diameter up to 1-1/2" with jaws in the normal position and up to 2-3/4" with the jaws reversed. A smaller 2.5" diameter chuck is also available.
Chucks for Sherline and Other Lathes
The chuck is available in several spindle threads for use on Sherline (3/4-16) and other machines, such as old Unimat lathes (14 mm x 1 mm). *Please note that chucks with a thread size other than 3/4″ x 16 are made to order and have a lead time of 5-7 business days.
Jaw Options
• For those who have jobs where speed and ease of use are more important than maximum accuracy and want a chuck that is loose right from the start (No extra charge). Add the note “loose jaws” to the comments box below
• Soft (not hardened or machined) steel jaws are also available when you build your own chuck.
 
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