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Well, had a bit of luck. Thought there was only one place in SA to buy the chuck - but just tried using bing.com instead of my usual google - and up pops a fantastic hardware shop in Cape Town that specialises in woodwork! They have the Teknatool Nova 2 at £152 with insert and 50mm jaws which...

Hi Verney - does effect my budget though! I think the jaws could just be posted, no need for a courier. I'll mess around with the standard jaws for a few months, then decide what is really needed. Just need them to come with a half decent postage quote. On the bright side I might not have to...

Hi Paul - Posting would be way cheaper, unfortunately theft at our post office is that bad that Amazon refuses to deal with them! It is better these days and would send cheaper items by post and take the risk, but a complete chuck would have to go by courier. Mick - not a fan of the "chuck"...

Spindle - yes it is! While making coffee, I was think I might be going about this the wrong. At the moment I want to buy cheapish branded chuck with the most extras as possible. The other way is buying the best chuck possible, with a basic pair of jaws and then collect a set or two of jaws...

Hi Spindle - barracuda 2 is chuck based, so one handed. They just got back to me with shipping - $83 - ouch. I am going to take a couple of deep breaths and think about it over the weekend.

Hi CHJ - I am sure the versa chuck is great for users that have been in the game for a while, a person that really knows what they want. I am looking for a package, they offer the anti-package! But cheers for all the input. I think I'll see what shipping costs are of the Baracuda 2 - if not...

Hi Pete - never seen one on gumtree - even decent wood lathes rarely pop up. All I have for bowl turning is a large faceplate, around 6 inches. I do have a skrew centre. So yeah, could make a plan. But making jigs and waiting for glue to dry? Not sure if I have the patience! Besides, I will buy...

Cheers Chipmunk - running through that search now. Hutzul - K10 looks good but extra jaws push up the price quite rapidly! Being in SA - postage from the UK costs a fortune. So buying loose jaws is just not worth it as the postage will often cost more than the jaws. So I really need a...

Hi guys. I have just started woodturning, did a bit at school around 20 years ago, so a real beginner! I live in South Africa and woodturning items are quite hard to find - looks like I will need to ship items in, not cheap! I have purchased a second hand lathe, Record CL1 x 36 - which seems...