Lathe Chuck

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A lathe chuck is mounted on the headstock of a lathe and can be actuated manually or under power. Typically, it is used to hold a rotating workpiece, such as shafts, and some can also hold irregularly shaped objects that lack radial symmetry.One of the most commonly used lathe chucks are the three jaw universal, four jaw independent, and the collects chuck. Three-jaw universal chuck: Three-jaw universal chuck is used to hold round and hexagonal work.The following Design is a four-jaw lathe chuck.