Art Ustby Longworth Chuck
February, 2002
Art says:
The Internet instructions are easy to follow and
are very complete. VERY easy 2 evening
project (need to let some glue dry) - maybe all
told 1.5 hrs (??) - depends on how fast you are
with tools. The wood is scrap pieces I had
around - all told I got maybe $48 in it ($35 of
that is the dedicated faceplate and $10 for the
fancy wing nuts). The only addition I'm
planning on making to mine is 4 finger holds
on the back piece of plywood (much like the
front one has). It would give a little better grip
when moving the stoppers in and out.
BE VERY careful of the bolts/wing
nuts/stoppers spinning around - they really hurt
the hands !!!!!
Take a look at larger images here
Art whipped up this chuck from
plans published on Fred Holder's
website, which can be seen here.
Materials:
 I used some 3/4" birch plywood
for the back, and 1/4" birch
plywood for the front
 some more 1/4" plywood to
make a special base for router
 small piece of 2x6
 4 - 3/8" x 3 1/2" bolts
 12 - 3/8" washers
 small 1 1/2" wood screw with
washer
 4 wing nuts (I had some fancy 4
wing model sitting around)
 small face plate (I used a 3")
 8 wood screws
 for the rubber feet, I found at
Home Depot some 1" rubber feet
for chairs - I then cut some1"
PVC pipe to put inside the rubber
feet to give them strength.
Another thought would be to find
some rubber test tube stopper
 a little wood glue and sandpaper