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Welcome
Thank you for purchasing our NOVA PRO-TEK G3 Geared Chuck. It is a new addition
to our NOVA woodturning chuck range with advanced features to enhance your
chuck use. It provides a versatile and easy method for fast and secure work holding
for all face turning – bowls, platters, egg cups, vases, boxes, goblets, and an endless
variety of similar projects.
The NOVA PRO-TEK G3 Chuck combines the best features of our NOVA Chuck, G3
Chucks, and similar woodturning chucks (wide jaw movement, quick two-way grip)
with the advantages of our latest technology and inNOVAtion.
As a valued customer, we would be pleased to hear from you and how you found
your PRO-TEK G3 Chuck. Any comments on the chuck or accessory ideas would be
very welcome so that we can continue to offer what we believe is the best
woodturning chucking system available.
Benefits of NOVA PRO-TEK G3 Chuck
• Premium rust resistant nickel plating, ideal for turning green wood.
• Stronger and more versatile 50mm/2” PRO-TEK Jaws with an improved dovetail
AND serrated profile for maximum control. The unique woodworking dovetail
profile pulls the project into the chuck and holds round and square blanks more
firmly.
• Precision laser etched jaw numbering allowing ease of jaw and slide alignment,
positioning and change out.
• Upgraded 6 point star fasteners exerting more torque with ease, offering better
holding power and minimizing strip out for longer life.
• Jaw fastening wrench upgraded to T-bar handle (from hex wrench) for reduced
stripping; and enabling quicker tightening of screws which are easier on hands.
• Intuitive clockwise scroll rotation for ease of use.
• CNC precision machined for unparalleled tolerances and accuracy.
• Powerful geared grip delivers tremendous slide holding power.
• Copper-infused, precision-cast jaw slides for effortless movement and
resistance to wear and tear.
• Single-handed operation offers fast and convenient mounting for your project:
quicker setup equals more time to turn.
• Rotation arrow for easy reference and fast opening and closing action.
• Auto safety stop feature to keep Jaw slides from protruding past the chuck
body.
• Jaw mounting profile is cross-compatible with all NOVA chucks.