First bowl on the Mk V

[tfrayne]

I've had very limited experience in woodturning. I made a few pens and a baseball bat. I wanted to get into bowl turning. I took a bowl turning class at a local WoodCraft store in the spring. I ended up turning my project into a planter by going too deep in the center and poking through.

Now that I have finished restoring my 2nd Mk V (1956 greenie) I bought a Nova ProTek chuck w/SS adapter. This is my first chuck; I never had a chuck for my 520.

This is my first attempt with it. I used a piece of birdseye maple. I'm happy with it overall. I see improvement over the classroom project in the consistency of the thickness, but its all by eyeball. I don't have a set of calipers yet.

[larryhrockisland]

Very nice! What finish did you use?

[BuckeyeDennis]

I’m a sucker for figured wood — it’s a beauty!

[tfrayne]

I wasn't sure what my wife might want to use it for, so I used a food safe oil for cutting boards.

Which I found out after I bought it is just mineral oil.....

[algale]

It is very nice!

Aside: What's the difference between the Nova G3 Pro Tek chuck versus the Nova G3 that Shopsmith still sells?

[RFGuy]

It is very nice!

Aside: What's the difference between the Nova G3 Pro Tek chuck versus the Nova G3 that Shopsmith still sells?

Alan,

There is a good graphic that shows the differences between them on this thread that I posted before. Below is the link, but I will re-post it here as well down below. Chuck is basically the same, but what comes packaged with it is different, I believe.

viewtopic.php?p=282203#p282203

So, I got the Nova G3 chuck from Shopsmith "on sale" in 2019. I have gotten some good use out of it so far and have no frame of reference since this was my first lathe chuck, though I do wonder if I shouldn't upgrade to the SuperNova2 or another brand chuck in the future. I just want to point out that it cost me $164.96 in Jan. 2019 (from Shopsmith). It included the 50mm jaws and the pin jaws as well as the Shopsmith threaded insert. ALSO it came in a hard plastic carrying case with fitted foam inserts to protect everything. This Nova G3 is "on sale" now at Shopsmith and NO longer comes in a plastic case but just a box according to the summary chart in the Shopsmith email and now the price is $189. So it costs 15% more now and you are getting less today. I have only seen this chuck get cheaper in the last 2 years at other retailers, not more expensive.

The Nova G3 ProTek doesn't come with the insert but does come with 50mm, 100mm and pin jaws as well as with a hard plastic carrying case for $189.99 from Shopsmith (insert is $24.99 additional). Rockler has the same package regularly priced at $189.99.
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[CreekWood]

I'm not even up to newbie level when it comes to lathe turning, so this is a really dumb question: does "Directional Tightening" mean right-handed vs left-handed threading of the chuck onto the SS adapter? Wouldn't counter-clockwise create a risk for loosening the chuck?
Speaking of risks, the only thing I've ever turned was a newal post from a four-ply of construction 2x6 on a Craftsman lathe. Ain't gonna do that again.

[algale]

It is very nice!

Aside: What's the difference between the Nova G3 Pro Tek chuck versus the Nova G3 that Shopsmith still sells?

Alan,

There is a good graphic that shows the differences between them on this thread that I posted before. Below is the link, but I will re-post it here as well down below. Chuck is basically the same, but what comes packaged with it is different, I believe.

viewtopic.php?p=282203#p282203

So, I got the Nova G3 chuck from Shopsmith "on sale" in 2019. I have gotten some good use out of it so far and have no frame of reference since this was my first lathe chuck, though I do wonder if I shouldn't upgrade to the SuperNova2 or another brand chuck in the future. I just want to point out that it cost me $164.96 in Jan. 2019 (from Shopsmith). It included the 50mm jaws and the pin jaws as well as the Shopsmith threaded insert. ALSO it came in a hard plastic carrying case with fitted foam inserts to protect everything. This Nova G3 is "on sale" now at Shopsmith and NO longer comes in a plastic case but just a box according to the summary chart in the Shopsmith email and now the price is $189. So it costs 15% more now and you are getting less today. I have only seen this chuck get cheaper in the last 2 years at other retailers, not more expensive.

The Nova G3 ProTek doesn't come with the insert but does come with 50mm, 100mm and pin jaws as well as with a hard plastic carrying case for $189.99 from Shopsmith (insert is $24.99 additional). Rockler has the same package regularly priced at $189.99.
NOVA_CHUCKS.jpg

NOVA_CHUCKS.jpg

Thanks for the link and the summary!

[DLB]

I'm not even up to newbie level when it comes to lathe turning, so this is a really dumb question: does "Directional Tightening" mean right-handed vs left-handed threading of the chuck onto the SS adapter? Wouldn't counter-clockwise create a risk for loosening the chuck?
Speaking of risks, the only thing I've ever turned was a newal post from a four-ply of construction 2x6 on a Craftsman lathe. Ain't gonna do that again.

This is a great question. I think it refers to the direction you turn the key to tighten the jaws. The problem with that theory, though, is sometimes you tighten jaws down on something like a tenon and other times you tighten the jaws by expanding them in a mortise. So direction of tightening depends more on what you are turning. On my Super Nova, which I think is another variant from the same manufacturer, CW with the key spreads the jaws. And it has standard righty-tighty threads between SS adapter and chuck. There is a setscrew that tightens down on the adapter threads to allow for bi-directional turning. I don't recall ever seeing a LH thread adapter.

- David

[tfrayne]

Thanks, RFGuy -

This is my first chuck, on sale this month at ShopSmith. I had contacted Mike Young about which package to choose from and he recommended the ProTek. So far I am thrilled with it, but I have nothing to compare it to.