Does anyone know where I can get (or the size I need), soft jaws for the 5" chuck on the clarkes Lathe (CL500M). I asked Clarkes and they don't know (figures).
You could try Rotagrip, they do softjaws for some of the imported chucks and that is where I got mine. They start at the bottom of the 2nd page and carry on on the next
You could try Rotagrip, they do softjaws for some of the imported chucks and that is where I got mine. They start at the bottom of the 2nd page and carry on on the next
Remove the jaws and carefully measure them, including the pitch of the teeth. Also measure the chuck diameter, is it 5" or 125mm? Post the dimensions and keep your fingers crossed.
It'd be helpful to know the width and slot dimensions.. ..If it's any help, the Warco 125mm ('Fuerda' brand) chuck soft jaws are 6.1 mm pitch, 56mm long, 16mm wide and 45mm high, with an 8mm high slot.. ..the bottom of the slot is about 6.8 above the ends of teeth / top of scroll..
It's surprising how many people don't know what pitch means. Please measure from the FRONT of the first tooth to the FRONT of the last tooth, no.7. The chuck is likely 130mm. We need the width of the slot in the jaw and the width of the jaw. The number is a serial number and the chuck body should have it also, it has no other significance.
I'd say your luck is pretty good.. ..the figures vary by some fraction of a mm here an' there, but mostly to do with holding calipers in one hand and camera in the other on the floor of a harshly-lit shed..
I'm too tired to work out the order & captions, so note that pitch is about 6.05, but they need to be a very free fit in the scroll, so that will be okay – they're also not the easiest things to measure, being curved.. 6.1 was from Warco's website, I got 36.32 over 6 teeth on the edges..
To keep things clearer, thought I'd add this bit last.. ..they're from Warco, listed on the invoice as Soft Jaw Set SJ-11-125; they aren't listed on the website as that, so it might be best to ring them, and in any case it'd be worth checking the price, probably £thirty-something.. They are made by 'Fuerda'. .
Thank you again for your efforts. Always nice to have options.
I wonder if any sellers at shows have these? They could shift a good few pairs if not greedy £££
Does anyone know where I can get (or the size I need), soft jaws for the 5" chuck on the clarkes Lathe (CL500M). I asked Clarkes and they don't know (figures).
I wanted to update on this but couldn’t refind this original post. Which I have done now obviously.
Anyway – the jaws suggested by @diogenesii above (SJ-11-125se) are the same as the product 125/130mm jaws (Item No. 9157) on the Warco site. I have them in my Chuck cost £33.70 all incl. (I found a discount code on the site to give me a couple of quid off).
So if you have the same II chuck (photo above. BTW can someone remind me what this manufacturer’s name is please?) – you can buy it in confidence.