03-22-2017, 11:29 AM
Wongster, what you want to do is google "lathe soft jaw manufacturer". You'll get dozens of hits.
Ideally, you would find a set of jaws for your chuck which is 2 parts: the "master jaw" which has the scroll thread and is hardened, plus a raised key and threaded holes to hold the "soft jaws" on top in precision alignment.
There are steel and aluminum soft jaws available.
IIRC, you said the chuck is made by Romi, which is a fairly well-known MFG, and should have soft jaws available.
Ideally, you would find a set of jaws for your chuck which is 2 parts: the "master jaw" which has the scroll thread and is hardened, plus a raised key and threaded holes to hold the "soft jaws" on top in precision alignment.
There are steel and aluminum soft jaws available.
IIRC, you said the chuck is made by Romi, which is a fairly well-known MFG, and should have soft jaws available.