man of wood Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 just as the topic said, should I get a oneway talon or a Nova G-3 I'm leaning to the oneway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySats Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Either one would be great , I think you'll find more Nova related items for sale in the used market . I have a Talon chuck and rarely find jaws in the used market like I see for the Nova chucks . Just something to keep in mind , you can usually find good deals on used tools . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwatson Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I bought my G3 refurbished they have it for 89 to 99. when i bought mine it was 89. http://novatoolsusa.com/RECONDITIONED-NOVA-G3-Wood-Turning-Chuck-48202-R.htm basic set 50mm jaws wrench to open jaws. the only thing it needed was the adapter for your lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsomeguy Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 I have the Supernova2 (not quite the same as the G3, but similar) and the Talon. I like them both for different reasons. The Talon chuck seems to have more range of grip within each set of jaws. I think this is because the Oneway jaws will extend past the body of the chuck and the Nova jaws won't. On JerrySats comment, most of the Talon and Nova jaws are compatible with the other chuck. I use Nova jaws on my Talon and Talon Jaws on my Nova. The Talon jaws have a limiting pin to keep from extending them too far and you'll have to take it out or grind it down to use them on the Nova chuck. The thing that really drives me nuts is that they chuck keys on the Nova and Talon work the opposite of each other. The Talon closes the jaws when the key is turned clockwise.(This one seems to make sense to me. Righty tighty, etc.) The Nova opens the jaws when the key is turned clockwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick A McQuay Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 I want to buy a Nova chuck, either G3 or Precision Midi but I'm not sure on the difference between them other than the Midi has dedicated 1x8 threads and looks smaller. My lathe is 9x30 and can take either 3/4x16 or 1x8 threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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