Can't say what chuck will fit your Jet but likely has a #2 or #3 Morse taper. I switched my Delta to a keyless chuck years ago and would never go back.
Can't say what chuck will fit your Jet but likely has a #2 or #3 Morse taper. I switched my Delta to a keyless chuck years ago and would never go back.
I changed over to an Albrecht chuck last year for my Delta 16" DP. Spendy, but worth every penny. It still amazes me when I twist the chuck to extract a bit; it requires a simple easy turn to make the bit fall right out. Also I seem to have much less run-out (not that it was all that bad before). Love this thing.
Last edited by Vince Shriver; 03-07-2016 at 2:07 AM.
Maybe the Grizzly H8260 intregal? If yours is a #2 MT anyway. You don't need the precision of an Albrecht for wood working. While they are sweet I can tell you from experience in metal working that they can tighten themselves far tighter than the bare hand can ever loosen. So even the highest priced keyless chucks have a slight downside to them. All it takes is for the bit to spin, then the jaws bight in and stop it but when it does it tightens much tighter. You should never experience this working with wood. The plus side is even if that happens it doesn't require you to stop and tighten it tighter like you would with a keyed chuck.
I put this Woodriver on my Steel City 17" DP and its done fine for me. I considered something like an Albrecht, but seemed overkill for woodworking. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...rch_detailpage
I love my keyless chuck, I use an old Bridgeport milling machine for my drill press so it has a standard R8 taper. Bought a chuck from Glacern for it and have been quite happy. It will hold a 1/64" bit and also has a spanner wrench if you need to tighten or loosen it more.
The Röhm keyless chucks come in 2 different series - Supra and Spiro. The Spiro series are on par with the Albrecht and Jacobs chucks and priced accordingly. Supra-series chucks are considerably less expensive and probably more than adequate for manual-feed hole drilling in wood.
I just put an Albrecht keyless on my drill press. It is self tightening so I tried to just tighten it lightly but I needed couple wrenches to remove a 2-1/8” Forstner bit. It does have close to zero runout but what is the advantage of keyless if you need 2 wrenches to loosen the bit?
(maybe I’m just doing something wrong???)
I did similar, built a little wooden support for the drill press's VFD and drove an eye screw whose eye fits the key and the key is always there. If I used a drill press a lot I might prefer a keyless chuck but for the occasional bit change (few times a month) I don't find a keyed chuck onerous.
Albrecht is the go to, the Jacobs 9682D is the one i have, Is a lower cost alternative which is pretty good. I haven’t had luck on cheap ones, too much runout, don’t hold the bits well…
I don't mind using a keyed chuck in fact I have 3 hand held drills with keyless chucks and I hate them as they are never tight enough to keep from slipping .
I am one of these idiots that not only use a key but use it in at least two chuck positions when installing a bit in my press.
All that aside how do you guys hold the drill press quill from rotating when you tighten your keyless chucks , does it take two hands?
mike calabrese
Slightly off topic, but a small rare earth magnet epoxied to my drill press head holds the key in easy reach.
Mark McFarlane
I have a Spanish made keyless chuck listed in the classifieds. It’s a very nice chuck and very smooth.