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Why Buy Autogrip Power Chucks

Autogrip IS high-rigidity and high-precision. Autogrip quality is Proven and it is Guaranteed. Purchase with absolute confidence.
With Autogrip you have options…lots of options. From our standard wedge, lever and pull lock style hydraulic chucks, to our Large Thru-Hole Pneumatic monsters, we have the hydraulic and pneumatic workholding options to support all of your machining needs.
We can support ALL of your application and engineering requirements. We want you to bring us your unique workholding challenge. With decades of “hands on” experience and engineering expertise, Autogrip will work with you to solve your unique challenges. With a stable of field based engineers we can even visit with you on the workshop floor.
The Autogrip & Global Tooling Solutions service platform is second to none. We eliminate all channel conflict and make it super easy to do business with us.
Get more for your accessory dollar. Autogrip provides the quality of the competition but at a price point that allows your accessory dollar to go a lot further.

Autogrip: Air Power Chuck Large Thru-Hole

Autogrip: High Speed Closed Center Power Chuck

Autogrip Quick Change Jaw Chucks.

Autogrip: Four Jaw Two Motion Chucks

Why Buy GATOR?

Gator provides one of t he most comprehensive lathe chuck offerings on the market.
Gator offers 2, 3, 4, and 6 jaw chucks in sizes from 3" to 50"
Gator manufacturers adjustable, self-centering, independent, oil country and 5c collet chucks - All With Adapters, Base Plates, jaws, and the spare parts necessary to support your chuck.

The Gator: 1-311-4015

Self -Centering Chuck

A Little Bit About Chucks:
A lathe chuck is typically used to hold a rotating work piece (such as a bar or blank).

Some chucks can also hold irregularly shaped objects (ones that lack radial symmetry) and in some applications, the tool or work piece being held by the chuck remains stationary while another tool or work piece rotates. We have added a few examples of GATOR® and AUTOGRIP® chucks, however the catalogs are expansive , filled with every solution in holding you might need. We look forward to assisting you in your workholding needs!

A self-centering chuck, also known as a scroll chuck, self centers around the work piece. The term universal (Gator PS series) or precision (Gator PO series) also refers to this type of chuck.

These chucks are best suited to grip circular or hexagonal cross-sections when very fast, reasonably accurate T.I.R. (total indicator run out) is desired.
Sometimes this type of chuck has 4 or 6 jaws instead of 3. More jaws grip the work piece more securely if it is truly cylindrical, and thin-walled work will deform less. Four jaws are also useful for square bar work.
There are also self-centering chucks that are adjustable (Gator PA and EA series) that can be used to further improve the concentricity after the work piece has been gripped. These are commonly referred to as adjustable chucks.
Three-jaw chucks are often used on lathes, grinders, rotary tables and indexing heads and typically are produced with Cast Iron, Cast Steel or Forged Steel materials.

With an independent (Gator PI and PEI series chuck, each jaw can be moved independently. They most often have four jaws. The independence of the jaws makes these chucks ideal for gripping non-circular cross sections and gripping circular cross sections with extreme precision (when the last few hundredths of a millimeter, or thousandths of an inch of run out must be manually eliminated).

The non-self-centering action of the independent jaws makes centering highly controllable (for an experienced user), but at the expense of speed and ease. Four-jaw chucks are almost never used for tool holding.
Four-jaw independent chucks can be found on lathes, grinders, rotary tables and indexing heads and typically are produced with Cast Iron, Cast Steel or Forged Steel materials.