Sherline 3.1", 4-Jaw Independent Chucks

I’ve had a Sherline lathe for several years. I never got on with their 3 jaw standard chuck and that put me off using any of their other chucks. Instead I bought both 3 jaw and 4 jaw independent from other suppliers…and they were fine except they were never designed for a small machine like this. So eventually I treated myself to the Sherline 4 jaw 3.1 inch independent. It’s a good chuck. Well and tightly engineered and the holding capacity is more than my other chucks. It’s chunky without being huge, it’s certainly not a toy. As with any 4 jaw independent, once you’re comfortable setting it up it’s great and of course inherently more accurate when replacing stock. So I’m pleased with it, no regrets. One criticism though…the jaws are operated by a fairly small Allen/hex key. It’s a bit awkward and doesn’t feel that it would tighten enough….but it does, it isn’t a problem…I would have just preferred a more substantial probably square key. But I’m definitely happy to have spent the money on it, it’s a good bit of kit