摘要 |
A jaw for the chuck of a turning device such as a lathe generally comprises a base, a tooth adjustable relative to the base in the radial direction and a cam for adjusting the tooth position. The base may be held on the chuck and driven in a conventional manner. The tooth has a face for engaging a workpiece and is attached to the base such that the face is radially movable relative to the base. The cam includes a surface bearing against the base and a surface bearing against the tooth. The cam varies in thickness such that movement of the cam changes the radial distance between the base and the tooth. In exemplary embodiments, the cam is an eccentric cylinder that rotates to adjust the tooth or is wedge shaped and one or both of the bearing surfaces of the tooth and base are ramps.
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