Sashmead Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 What is the difference between cole and long worth, and what are the pros and cons of each? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid-woodworker Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Well, best I can splain, cole jaws are for your chuck and bolt on in place of your regular jaws. Longsworth is a stand alone set of jaws that are normally gripped by your chuck. Cole jaws, you move the buttons to change sizes and longsworth has a spiral that centers and auto adjusts. Difference is cole jaws tie up your chuck and are manually set for the size of the bowl. Do the same function, just a different way of clamping. Some turners like one way and others like the other. I own neither but have a longsworth on my someday list. BRuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AbtlIaEwUQ the cole chuck you have to remov the rubber pins to move them around takes time to unscrew and move them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEJfrO9CJBU longsworth can be screwed close and tightend on your work without remove them from your chuck. i bought the cole chuck so that i could turn uneven turnings or rectangle boxes like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXwUn80GU-s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I have and use both. The Cole jaws for my SuperNova chuck hold smaller bowls but can't grip the larger bowls. The longworth chuck that I made will hold bowls up to 14 inches. I replaced the small bumpers on the Cole chuck with longer screws and rubber lab stoppers (one hole) that are an inch long and tapered. This gives me a better grip. These are the same stoppers I used on the longworth chuck. In both cases, I use the tailstock as long as possible as a safety measure. I remove it when I'm ready for the final turning and sanding of the foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 mine came iwth long ruber screws so i can hold larger forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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