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   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Collet Chuck
 
     Collet chucks hold the workpiece or tool with a multi-finger collet. Typically, the collet fingers expand and retract together, and are self-centering. Collet chucks are used commonly for tool holding.
 
   Core Chuck / Roll Chuck
 
     Core chucks or roll chucks have jaws which expand outward to grip the inner diameter (ID) of a roll or tube. They are used in web processing, paper roll winding, unwinding, and dispensing; label roll processing and dispensing; and other applications where webs, sheets, or fabric are rolled or unrolled. Core chucks and roll chucks often use automatic gripping that is proportional to speed or torque.
 
   Diaphragm Chuck
 
     Diaphragm chucks mount the top jaws on a steel membrane or diaphragm. Typically, these top jaws are custom-fabricated for specific workholding applications. Applying hydraulic or pneumatic pressure to the inside of the diaphragm (either directly or with a cylinder) causes the membrane to bulge outward and expand the jaws. After the workpiece is loaded, the pressure is released, causing the top jaws to retract, close, and clamp the workpiece. 

Diaphragm chucks are often used with thin-walled or fragile workpieces that can be deformed by the pressure of power chucks or other chuck configurations. Diaphragm chucks feature a simple design for loading and unloading, and provide high repeatability.
 
   Drill Chuck / Jacobs Chuck
 
     Drill chucks are keyed or keyless chucks that are used primarily with drilling machines; however, they can also be used with other machining operations. Drill chucks are often called Jacobs chucks or Jacobs-style chucks, a reference to the company that standardized a popular, heavy-duty, drill chuck.
 
   Draw Bar Chuck / Pull Down Chuck
 
     With draw bar chucks and pull down chucks, the radial movement of the jaws is affected by axial actuation against a fixed, tapered surface.
 
   Electrostatic Chuck
 
     Electrostatic wafer chucks are used with sophisticated semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. They hold a very thin disc in a high-vacuum chamber while contacting only one side of the disc. Electrostatic chucks are made primarily of a ferroelectric alumina ceramic material.
 
   Fixturing Chuck / Clamping Chuck
 
     Fixturing chucks or clamping chucks are used to locate and hold fixtures, vises, pallets, and molds for automated, repeatable machining operations.
 
   Gear Chuck
 
     Gear chucks are designed to hold gears during machining operations. Chucking can be done on the major or minor diameter of the gear, but is often done on the pitch circle of the gear for feature concentricity with the gear pitch. Different chuck inserts are used to chuck different pitches. This category includes chucks for gripping straight, helical, bevel, and other gear-tooth configurations.
 
   Grinding Chuck
 
     Grinding chucks used in grinding equipment. They typically have high accuracy and concentricity specifications, as well as good rigidity for tight-tolerance grinding operations.
 
   Lathe Chuck
 
     Lathe chucks are designed for use with lathes or turning centers. This category includes several types of jaw configurations.
 
   Magnetic Chuck
 
     Magnetic chucks use the magnetic force from a permanent magnet or electromagnet to achieve chucking or holding action. They are only suitable for workpieces made of magnetic materials such as steel or iron.
 
   Milling Chuck
 
     Milling chucks are designed to hold machine tools for milling operations. They have high rigidity and torque ratings, and prevent the accidental removal of tools.
 
   Safety Chuck
 
     Safety chucks have special guards and safety features to prevent finger damage or other operator injury. They are often used with reel or roll winding and unwinding equipment. Typically, safety chucks are used in pairs. One side is motorized and the other is used as an idler. Foot and flange mounting styles are common.
 
   Scroll Chuck
 
     Scroll chucks have jaws that move together, in and out radially. Teeth on the back side engage a raised, spiral set of teeth on the face plate. Most scroll chucks require manual adjustment, often with a specialized wrench or key.
 
   Speed Chuck
 
     Speed chucks are designed for rapid tool or workpiece chucking and unchucking. They provide features such as a gripped handwheel around the chuck.
 
   Universal Chuck
 
     Universal chucks have jaws that move together, toward or away from the center (i.e., self-centering, concentric). The term "universal" is sometimes used to describe chucks that can clamp both the OD and ID of a workpiece, either with a special jaw construction or by flipping the jaws around.
 
   Vacuum Chuck
 
     Vacuum chucks apply a vacuum to the back of the workpiece to achieve chucking or holding action. The vacuum is supplied by an electric vacuum pump, or a Venturi vacuum generator powered by compressed air. Vacuum chucks are relatively easy to use and minimize or eliminate marking of the workpiece. Applications range from simple, traditional uses such as wood lathes to very high-precision work such as semiconductor wafer processing.  Vacuum chucks are available in a wide range of shapes and sizes.
 
   Woodworking Chuck
 
     Woodworking chucks are designed for use in wood shops, furniture, or woodcraft setup and operation.
 
   Other
 
     Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary chuck types.
 
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   Number of Jaws:       
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   None / NA
 
     The chuck does not have jaws, or does not have top jaws for work holding. 
 
   1
 
     The chuck has a single holding-jaw or surface.
 
   2
 
     The chuck has two jaws, typically opposite one another.
 
   3
 
     The chuck has three jaws, typically 120° apart. Three-jaw chucks provide more adjustment flexibility and centering than two-jaw chucks.
 
   4
 
     The chuck has four jaws that are evenly spaced. 
 
   5
 
     The chuck has five jaws that are evenly spaced.
 
   6
 
     The chuck has six jaws that are evenly spaced.
 
   >6
 
     The chuck has more than six jaws.
 
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Chuck Specifications




   Capacity / Jaw Opening:
 
     Capacity or jaw opening is the size of the workpiece that can be chucked or clamped. For jaws that close on-center, suppliers specify minimum and maximum diameter values. For flat chucks such as magnetic chucks and electrostatic chucks, capacity refers to the size of the clamping or chucking material.
 
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   Chuck Size / Diameter:
 
     Chuck size is the total outside diameter (OD) or size of the chuck. This measurement may exceed the chucking diameter or size.
 
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   Rated Speed:
 
     This is the maximum rated speed for the chuck (if applicable).
 
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   Clamping / Holding Force
 
     This is the chucking, clamping, or holding-force capacity of the chuck.
 
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   Chuck Actuation:       
   Your choices are...
 
      
 
   Manual
 
     The chuck is adjusted and tightened by hand or with hand tools.
 
   Hydraulic
 
     Chuck clamping is actuated and disengaged with hydraulic power. Hydraulic chucks are common in machine shop applications.
 
   Pneumatic
 
     Chuck clamping is actuated and disengaged with compressed air via pneumatic components such as cylinders or rotary actuators.
 
   Electric
 
     The chuck is powered with an electric motor, or chucking is achieved with electromagnetic or electrostatic force.
 
   Permanent Magnet
 
     The workpiece is held with a permanent magnet, usually in applications with flat materials. Power is not required.
 
   Other
 
     Other unlisted chuck actuation or workpiece holding method.
 
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Chuck Features & Materials




           
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   OD Clamping
 
     The chuck is designed to clamp onto the outer diameter (OD) of the workpiece or tool. OD clamping is common with machining chucks used in applications such as milling, drilling, or turning.
 
   ID Clamping
 
     The chuck is designed to clamp onto the inner diameter (ID) of the workpiece or tool. ID clamping is common in applications such as machining and grinding, and is used to process workpieces such as pipes or internal gears.
 
   Brake
 
     The chuck has an integral brake that can quickly slow or stop the chuck's rotation.
 
   Compensating Chuck
 
     Compensating chucks maintain the workpiece's position when the jaw is opened or closed.
 
   Independent Jaws
 
     The chuck's jaws may be adjusted, tightened, or centered one-at-a-time, and without affecting the position or adjustment of the other jaws.
 
   Interchangeable Jaws / Inserts
 
     The chuck's design facilitates the replacement of jaws or jaw inserts. Applications for interchangeable jaws include: using different jaw sets with different chucking sizes; replacing hardened jaws or inserts with soft, non-marring inserts; and using different jaw lengths for different workpiece configurations.
 
   Keyless
 
     The chuck's design permits simple, manual chuck adjustments (e.g., tightening) without the use of special tools such as a wrench or chuck key.
 
   Locking
 
     The chuck's jaws can be locked or set to provide holding force, even when the actuation mechanism (e.g., hydraulic or pneumatic pressure) is removed.
 
   Machinable Jaws / Inserts
 
     The chuck's jaws or inserts can be machined for custom workholding applications.
 
   Quick Change
 
     The chuck or chuck jaws can be removed rapidly from the machine or test fixture, and quickly replaced with another chuck or set of jaws.
 
   Quick Release
 
     The chuck permits the rapid release or disengagement of chucking force. Quick-release chucks are used for rapid, automated tool or workpiece changing.
 
   Rectangular / Square
 
     Chucks are square or rectangular, or are designed to hold square, rectangular, or other non-round workpieces such as rectangular tubes, angles, channels, square stock, etc.
 
   Retracting Jaws
 
     The chuck's jaws can retract during operation. Chucks with retracting jaws often incorporate auxiliary drive mechanisms such as pins, vanes, or a face driver for maintenance of constant-drive torque. With lathes, retracting jaws allow for part-turning farther up the workpiece.
 
   Self Centering
 
     All of the chuck's jaws contract and expand together, so that the workpiece or tool is center-chucked automatically at any jaw diameter.
 
   Soft Jaws / Protective Covers
 
     The chuck's jaws have a soft or protective surface to avoid marring the workpiece. These devices are also used to chuck or clamp soft materials or fragile shapes without deformation.
 
   Through-Hole
 
     The chuck has a center through-hole for chucking or gripping long sections of stock, pipe, etc.
 
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   Materials of Construction:       
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   Aluminum
 
     Chucks are made of aluminum, a relatively soft, lightweight, non-magnetic, corrosion-resistant material. Aluminum chucks are used to avoid marring workpieces made of harder metals such as iron or steel.
 
   Brass / Bronze
 
     Chucks are made of or lined with brass or bronze. Brass chucks and bronze chucks can avoid workpiece marring while still providing suitably rigid and precise holding and positioning.
 
   Cast Iron
 
     Chucks are made of cast iron, a common, rugged machine-tool material which provides some shock and vibration absorption. Cast iron is a natural composite whose primary constituent is iron, with trace amounts of carbon and/or silicon.
 
   Ceramic
 
     Chucks are made of ceramics, materials produced by the high- temperature fusion of minerals in a controlled environment that is designed to impart specific physical and electrical characteristics. Generally, ceramics are electrical insulators or semiconductors, and feature high resistance to thermal breakdown, erosion, and surface degradation (e.g., marring or pitting). Ceramic chucks are used in highly specialized applications such as semiconductor wafer-holding during processing.
 
   Plastic
 
     Plastic chucks are very soft. They are used to prevent marring or damage to the workpiece, and in applications which require materials with good electrical or thermal insulation.
 
   Stainless Steel
 
     Stainless steel chucks are made of specific, corrosion-resistant grades of steel. Typically, these metals are either non-magnetic or less magnetic than standard alloy steels. Stainless steel is less suited to hardening and certain types of surface finishing.
 
   Steel
 
     Steel chucks are made of carbon or alloy steels, tool steels, or hardened steels. Steel is a common chuck material.
 
   Other
 
     Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary chuck materials.
 
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Part Numbers for Chucks

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MODDN005H PLC Radwell DISCO Not Provided CHUCK TABLE
MHQ216D PLC Radwell SMC Not Provided AIR CHUCK
MODDN005G PLC Radwell DISCO Not Provided CHUCK TABLE
9009510000-ND Digi-Key Weidmuller Tools TOOL CHUCK CLICKFIX 1/4"
99PA Fotronic Corporation/Test Equipment Depot Xcelite Not Provided 1/4in. Hex Chuck Power Bit Adapter
6000-004 Newark PEC (PRODUCT ENGINEERING CORP) Tools, Other TOOLS,CHUCKS,COLLET SET,4-PIECE PIN VISE SET, MATERIAL-ALLOY STEEL WITH RUST-RESISTANT, FINISH-BLACK-OXIDE, SET RANGE: 0 - 0.188", WITH PLASTIC STORAGE POUCH,SPECIALTY TOOLS,WIGGLER AND PIN VISE SET ,PEC (PRODUCT ENGINEERING CORP
4100-004 Newark PEC (PRODUCT ENGINEERING CORP) Tools, Other TOOLS,CHUCKS,COLLET SET,5-PIECE WIGGLER SET, MATERIAL-PRECISION-GROUND TOOL STEEL,SPECIALTY TOOLS,WIGGLER AND PIN VISE SET ,PEC (PRODUCT ENGINEERING CORP)



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