Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Here's something to get pumped up about, turning your own vacuum chuck. Yes, you could purchase a commercial unit, but where's the fun in that when you can make your own, customized to your lathe. WOOD magazine's Brian Simmons will spin you through the process. We promise the technique won't suck, but the vacuum chuck will.


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