Centering pepper grinder

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Re: RE: Centering pepper grinder

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marklaf wrote:I have four a jaw Barracuda chuck that I use to make pepper grinders. I can't center the stock in the chuck. When I back the head stock away from the tail stock the grinder wobbles in the chuck as it spins.
Find center on your stock and use a woodworm screw in your jaws.
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Re: Centering pepper grinder

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Recently I made some Kururin figit sticks. To get the thruhole centered I turned jam chucks insearted them at each end and finished turning the figit sticks. This procedure can be used for pepper grinders.
Picture 1 shows turning the jam chucks.
Picture 2 shows drilling the thru hole in the rough turning. As the picture shows I used a chuck mounted in the tail stock. But with the SS a horizontal boring setup would work well.
Picture 3 shows how the jam chucks are assembled for finish turning.
Picture 4 is the finished turning still mounted on the lathe.
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