Is a six jaw chuck actually worth the money?
If you've been struggling with thin-walled parts or crushing delicate tubes on your lathe, upgrading to a six jaw chuck might be the smartest move you make in the shop this year. Most of us start out with a standard three-jaw setup because it's the "default" for a reason—it's fast, simple, and it works for about 80% of what moves across the bench. But once you hit that 20% of jobs that require extra finesse, you start to realize the limitations of having only three points of contact. ...