I don’t know your budjed but the nicest high precision keyless chuck you can buy is a AlbrechtJust having a look on Cromwell’s.
I need a new Jacobs chuck and arbor for my MT2 meddings.
But what should I get a Jacobs 34-02 or a Jacobs 34-06?
Which Jacobs taper is better?
Alternative...get a used Albrecht keyless? Cream of the crop where as Jacobs are really only a name now sadly. I'm not a huge fan of the 34, they all seem to slip when tightening, even the older ones.
If you want brand new the Chinese keyless from the likes of Arc are also meant to be pretty good. A drill press is far from a precision tool and the TIR of a Jacobs 34 is something like 4 thou anyway.
Unless you specifically want a keyed one?
I wouldn't get too hung up on the taper type either,as long as it fits the chuck one end and the quill at the other it'll be fine.
Rohm are nice but a little bit expensive for this old machine.
and for next to nothing if the bloke selling it at bootsale don't know what its worth . I got a mint one on a no 2 taper 15 quid didn't have the heart to tell him what I would have gone up to for itAlbrechts are nicer and even more expensive
and for next to nothing if the bloke selling it at bootsale don't know what its worth . I got a mint one on a no 2 taper 15 quid didn't have the heart to tell him what I would have gone up to for it
I go to all the sales and never miss. 2 every month for the last 20 years. quite often its a waste of time . I get to them at 6 thirty in morning to beat the dealers and sometimes score goodstyleI do wish you would stop telling us how cheap you get everything.
I suppose its more of an old boy thing as father always swore by Jacobs chucks, on my drill press there came with it a quick change chuck Solid make made in the GDR as yet not used dont know if its any good, I got fathers old Jacobs on it with a key. Like brad says I am also thinking keyless would slip, will have to give it a go on something not so risky
the keyless on my dewalt wouldn't loosen today a quick smack on the side with the hammer did the trickThe design of the Albrecht...and others I'm sure, is that using them causes them to tighten further, it can be quite the challenge to loosen them sometimes after a heavy session, there's absolutely no lack of grip in my Albrecht I can assure you.
That does come with the minor downside in that running it in reverse, such as to back a tap out, does cause them to loosen.
The design of the Albrecht...and others I'm sure, is that using them causes them to tighten further, it can be quite the challenge to loosen them sometimes after a heavy session, there's absolutely no lack of grip in my Albrecht I can assure you.
That does come with the minor downside in that running it in reverse, such as to back a tap out, does cause them to loosen.