The Artilleryman
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As a hobby machinist, is it worth paying a relatively large amount for an Albrecht keyless chuck for my lathe (L5A) or would one from RDG/Chronos be just as good for occasional work?
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Munkul
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IMHO, lathe tailstocks are often worn by a few thou anyway, and you can't expect to do precision work with them. So I wouldn't be bothered. As long as it grips the drill OK...
I have a SANOU keyless that's done loads of work, really quite decent, and I also have a same design chuck from Arc Euro that can't grip a drill for toffee.
I also have a really nice Rohm supra, that stays on the pillar drill.
I'd rather have a keyed chuck on a lathe, even though I only have keyless chucks atm.
I have a SANOU keyless that's done loads of work, really quite decent, and I also have a same design chuck from Arc Euro that can't grip a drill for toffee.
I also have a really nice Rohm supra, that stays on the pillar drill.
I'd rather have a keyed chuck on a lathe, even though I only have keyless chucks atm.
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I have had a few different ones from Jacobs to Rohm to Chinese but never had an Albrecht. The Chinese ones I have had have been as good as the Jacobs and Rohm and no complaints with any although I have heard horror stories about some. The ones I use most now are the Rohm and the Chinese ones, the Chinese ones are the ones I bought from Cromwell when they had a stupid price on them, under £10 if I recall.
The boatyard asked me about a new chuck for their drill and I found some on eBay and said they might be decent and might not, they got one and they say it is good and it was only £20 with the adapter. Maybe they were lucky or maybe they are all good, don't know but here is the link anyway.
The boatyard asked me about a new chuck for their drill and I found some on eBay and said they might be decent and might not, they got one and they say it is good and it was only £20 with the adapter. Maybe they were lucky or maybe they are all good, don't know but here is the link anyway.
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B13 or B16
I have a bit of a fetish for chucks!
I like the proper old British Jacobs.
Some of the Chinese keyless can be pretty good.
The nicest chuck I have is an Albrecht keyless which I had at the bargain price of £50. Yes it is very nice but no way would I spend out silly money on a new one. They are good but not THAT good!
I like the proper old British Jacobs.
Some of the Chinese keyless can be pretty good.
The nicest chuck I have is an Albrecht keyless which I had at the bargain price of £50. Yes it is very nice but no way would I spend out silly money on a new one. They are good but not THAT good!
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Just checked, I paid £80 for my three.I have three Albrechts, all cost less than £30. You have to keep your eyes open
Still more expensive than Chinese ones though.Agroshield
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Maybe it is worth noting to anyone who might be interested in these that the B-taper in them is relatively modern and relatively non-UK or US.
So if you have an older drill press, these are unlikely to fit.
See above. Mr Nickk would need to give more details of his machine. If it is of UK-origin and old, it is most likely a Jacobs taper on the spindle. If it is a B&Q special from the last 20 years, it could well be a B-taper.
See: http://www.tools-n-gizmos.com/specs/Tapers.html
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It is for a lathe I think so presume it will be a morse taper.
EDIT
I see now you were not replying to the OP
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I have a small Albrecht on the mill, rather like it, and Rohm as on the lathe are pretty good IMHO, Chinese are ok too but seem more likely to lock up and need a channel-lock and leather pads to get undone...
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Yours not have holes for a pin spanner? Sure all mine do but...
I've never used a keyless chuck that works anywhere near as well as a keyed chuck. Either they don't grip tight enough or they are too tight & jam, needing a pipe wrench to open them!
Whats so hard about using a decent keyed chuck, grips tight every time & if its on a fixed item like a pillar drill you can put the key on a string so it doesn't get lost.
IMHO keyless chucks are only for cordless drills & they don't work well on them either!
Whats so hard about using a decent keyed chuck, grips tight every time & if its on a fixed item like a pillar drill you can put the key on a string so it doesn't get lost.
IMHO keyless chucks are only for cordless drills & they don't work well on them either!
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use my dewalt drill evey day .the drill bits never slip and its real fast to change . a keyed chuck would be crap and slow
