King drill press chuck options

[kevinottawa]

I have a 17” kng drill press that does everything i need it to for the price, but the chuck is garbage. Its either hard to tighten it or constantly having bits loosen, especially when drilling metal. (Yes, I know what i bought into with king equipment)

Im looking for recommendations on a decent replacement chuck (5/8” MT2 taper) that wont break the bank.

Anybody have good or bad experiences with keyless chucks in this press size?

Thanks
Kevin
Ottawa, Canada

 

[loganb]

Recommend me a keyless 5/8" drill press chuck

Hello, Will you recommend a keyless drill chuck and part number that would fit my drill press please? I would like to install a keyless chuck on my drill press. I have a Porter Cable 8 amp 12 speed floor mount drill press from Lowes. The paperwork shows a 5/8" drill chuck. I watched a...

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[speed bump]

I bought a keyless from grizzly a while ago and I'm pretty happy with it. Grabs bits just as tight as my old Jacobs chuck did but I don't need to always have a chuck key handy.

 

[ricleh]

Albrecht or Llambrich

 

[scooby074]

I have a 17” kng drill press that does everything i need it to for the price, but the chuck is garbage. Its either hard to tighten it or constantly having bits loosen, especially when drilling metal. (Yes, I know what i bought into with king equipment)

Im looking for recommendations on a decent replacement chuck (5/8” MT2 taper) that wont break the bank.

Anybody have good or bad experiences with keyless chucks in this press size?

Thanks
Kevin
Ottawa, Canada

Good experiences with Albrecht and Jacobs ball bearing chucks, but they cost as much as the whole press unless you can find a used one.

 

[paulsomlo]

Albrecht or Llambrich

Albrecht being the gold standard, Llambrich maybe more affordable, might want to look at Rohm as well. And there might be some good stuff coming out of Taiwan, might take a look at Tool Mex.

 

[paulsomlo]

Something like this would do: https://www.penntoolco.com/llambric...-mount-1-32-1-2-capacity-33jt-mount-jk13j-33/.

Just need to buy an arbor to go with it.

 

[tamaraw]

I swapped a keyless Röhm chuck onto my cordless drill, it has held up well and didn't cost too much.

Might be worth checking their catalog:

Drill Chucks - Röhm clamping devices : drill chucks, lathe chucks, HSK tools

Rohm RPA, INC is a subsidiary of the Röhm GmbH in Sontheim, one of the best-performing chucking tool manufacturers all over the world with an extensiv standard program and efficient special designs.

www.roehm.biz

 

[rsanter]

With a larger drill press with a MT on it I think you need a keyless chuck as well as a good key chuck.
But for drilling bigger holes I think you need to start getting MT drill bits. You won’t want to go back

 

[GeoBruin]

I have an "ultra precision" keyless chuck from Precision Matthews and it's fantastic. Really great machining and no more indicated runout than my Albrecht.

Drill Chucks (Tailstock) – Precision Matthews Machinery Co.

www.precisionmatthews.com

 

[lilredex]

I have A similar Delta DP equipped with a keyless that I am happy with.

Keyless chucks from here, #25013.

CDCO Machinery Corp.
These grip with no slipage and often need help to loosen....a really good choice in my book.

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