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Which chuck to buy for first lathe ?

3 jaw, 4 jaw, independant or self centering ?

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Brian John	21/07/2015 13:42:10
1487 forum posts 582 photos	The smaller 24 kg Optimum lathe has a 450 watt motor yet the seller says it will only cut steel if you make very small passes of 0.1mm. The larger 40kg Sieg C2 has a only 250 watt motor but apparently this lathe has no problem with cutting steel. Am I missing something here ? I thought the power of the motor would determine what metal you could cut with it ? NOTE : I do not mind having to make small cuts of 0.1mm at a time but I am curious.
Neil Wyatt	21/07/2015 14:15:16
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	With any lathe its limits depend on the tools you use, your own technique, experience and level of confidence. The Super Adept weighs in at about 3kg and I've read a report of someone parting off 5/8" steel bar on one Neil
Ajohnw	21/07/2015 15:25:33
3631 forum posts 160 photos	24kg sounds like the baby lathe range to me. I advised a friend to not buy one but he did. Some months later he said he wasn't sure what it was for maybe turning plastic. He chose the lathe over the mini range on the basis of it's weight. Having some idea of what he wanted to do I thought that the mini lathes were marginal. John -

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