CUG3418CC Utility Grip 4-Jaw Lathe Chuck System

Very good quality chuck. Very easy to use. Packaged well. All the parts and pieces I needed to get started were there. I am a novice/hobby turner. I have used it to turn 2 12" bowls and a couple of small vases and it has worked very well. I stop every so often and check to make sure it's tight, and it always has been. With a little lubrication, the mechanisms all work smoothly. A great addition to to my turning inventory. Highly recommend it.

I got tired of changing jaws. This was a good bargain chuck. The pen jaws do a great job of clamping small stuff.

Little bit fiddly. I saw in a review or two, folks had bent the tightening rods. I bet you could - they don't feel very hard. But just don't go gorilla-ing it and it will probably be fine. I haven't got crazy tightening it and it's held extremely well - no slip at all with a properly cut tennon. It's not nearly as smooth as my Nova, but it's functional. The chrome plating also peeled right off in the first couple days. C'mon, if the coating is that cheap, why bother? Not sure if it will then rust, but so far it has not. I'll just steel wool it down and keep a light coat of wax on it if I notice rust. No big deal. Good set of jaws - solid 4 stars. Fit and finish and gearing a little rough is why not 5 stars. Function is fine. I thought about a 2nd one ... but the price has gone up. The closer this gets to the Nova in price, the more I lean toward the Nova... probably going that way.

I wanted a chuck that I could use for drilling pen blanks as my drill press is old and has too much runout making some very inaccurate holes. I also wanted something that wasn't going to break the bank. This set fit the bill for me. It works great on blanks plus has features that make it more useful then had I purchased a dedicated pen blank set (I did review those, this seemed like a better deal). The jaws secure tightly with no slop or play and I've had no issues after a few dozen blanks. If you're looking for a small chuck that gives you some options, to include drilling small turning blanks, I'd highly recommend you give this one a go.

It is well made and comes with extra jaws. I took the advice from other user not to tighten the jaws on the flange until they are close and mounted on the lathe. It works. I use the tail stock to push against the parts until I tighten the jaws on the part with the 2 rods. So 2 hands is enough. I can also check if the parts is mounted on center. I am a beginner and just start working with the lathe. My lathe is a WEN mini lathe. Not much power but seems to work with this chuck. It is a good value quality product.

I bought it because I needed a chuck for my mini lathe, it is adequate enough to do the job if you are and occasional lathe user like me, if you are more dedicated you'll want to spring for one with a key that can be set with one hand while the other hand holds your stock. Having said that it is well made, accurate, consistent and I am happy with the purchase.

For about half the price of other chucks, this one does the job! It works well holding a workpiece either with a mortise or a tenon. Once tightened it stays tight and is very easy to use. The two sets of jaws make it very flexible and can handle anything my 10x18 lathe can handle. If you are just getting started with Woodturning, don't waste your money on a super expensive chuck. This one is top notch quality for half the price!

So this is the first addition to my lathe specifically for bowl turning. After using I am a little disappointed. It does work as described. I had when purchased no basis to compare others except for viewing others on Youtube bowl turning videos so I went with this in the $100 range instead of the almost $200 range. What I don't like is the two bar tightening mechanism. After trying this one and seeing the videos of the type with only the one bar twist tightening system (on more expensive ones it seems), I wish I had spent a little more. Mainly the problem is trying to hold the work piece tight to the Chuck while still tightening with two hands. Sometimes then you notice that the work piece didn't line up right and you have to redo it. The other issue and without knowing how other's work, it does take a little time to switch jaws for either inside or outside mounting. Finally, it is pretty heavy so be careful when removing. My finger was underneath and it hurt when it dropped suddenly after unscrewing. That smarted for a couple of days, but I learned to grip the chuck from the top instead of bottom on removing