Axminster keyless chucks

[Paul Mc Cann]

Anybody tried an Axminster keyless chuck in a drill press ?

Any good?

Paul Mc Cann

[Howard Neil]

I've had one for two or three years now and I am very happy with it. It is smooth in operation and grips well (even very small bits).

[Paul Mc Cann]

Thanks Howard, I'll give one a try then

Paul Mc Cann

[Woodspoiler]

Missed the rest of the thread, but I bought a keyless chuck from Screwfix recently. Got fed up with the teeth on the keyed ones wearing down eventually, mislaying the key etc.

The chuck itself seems to be fine but I found one big disadvantage. It's fatter than the keyed chuck, so all my accessories that fit the drill's collar won't get past it. I have to take the chuck off to change from, say, the standard handle to a benchmount clamp.

I'm an impatient devil at the best of times and this sort of hold-up when in the flow of things is sufficient to bring on a demonstration of my expertise in a dialect of English widely spoken by quarry workers.

W.

with it. It is