Keyless chucks ?

[imported_Conrad]

Hell, all our drills are "keyless", whether designed as such or not. You just have to develop your grip. Bare hands only, please, since the gloves can get caught...

[ion barnes]

For JimD; The Bosch chuck, is it a specialized chuck for DIN drills, the ones that have dents for a ball bearing lock? I had the use of a Bosch hammerdrill with such a chuck and wonder if its being confused with a keyless Jacobs chuck that we have on most cordless drills.

Though I don't have a need to switch, I would think its possible to change to a keyed Jacobs chuck on any drill so long as the taper is the same, but only a tool doctor would know for sure.

[ion barnes]

For JimD; The Bosch chuck, is it a specialized chuck for DIN drills, the ones that have dents for a ball bearing lock? I had the use of a Bosch hammerdrill with such a chuck and wonder if its being confused with a keyless Jacobs chuck that we have on most cordless drills.

Though I don't have a need to switch, I would think its possible to change to a keyed Jacobs chuck on any drill so long as the taper is the same, but only a tool doctor would know for sure.

[ion barnes]

For JimD; The Bosch chuck, is it a specialized chuck for DIN drills, the ones that have dents for a ball bearing lock? I had the use of a Bosch hammerdrill with such a chuck and wonder if its being confused with a keyless Jacobs chuck that we have on most cordless drills.

Though I don't have a need to switch, I would think its possible to change to a keyed Jacobs chuck on any drill so long as the taper is the same, but only a tool doctor would know for sure.

[JimD]

Originally posted by ionbarnes:
For JimD; The Bosch chuck, is it a specialized chuck for DIN drills, the ones that have dents for a ball bearing lock? I had the use of a Bosch hammerdrill with such a chuck and wonder if its being confused with a keyless Jacobs chuck that we have on most cordless drills.

Though I don't have a need to switch, I would think its possible to change to a keyed Jacobs chuck on any drill so long as the taper is the same, but only a tool doctor would know for sure.

nope, not for the ball bearing lock type
jimd

[JimD]

Originally posted by ionbarnes:
For JimD; The Bosch chuck, is it a specialized chuck for DIN drills, the ones that have dents for a ball bearing lock? I had the use of a Bosch hammerdrill with such a chuck and wonder if its being confused with a keyless Jacobs chuck that we have on most cordless drills.

Though I don't have a need to switch, I would think its possible to change to a keyed Jacobs chuck on any drill so long as the taper is the same, but only a tool doctor would know for sure.

nope, not for the ball bearing lock type
jimd

[JimD]

Originally posted by ionbarnes:
For JimD; The Bosch chuck, is it a specialized chuck for DIN drills, the ones that have dents for a ball bearing lock? I had the use of a Bosch hammerdrill with such a chuck and wonder if its being confused with a keyless Jacobs chuck that we have on most cordless drills.

Though I don't have a need to switch, I would think its possible to change to a keyed Jacobs chuck on any drill so long as the taper is the same, but only a tool doctor would know for sure.

nope, not for the ball bearing lock type
jimd

[Nicholas Carey]

I'm kind of fine with my Fein cordless drill. The same people that make the detail sander. The chuck, though, tends to slip with round-shanked bits unless you really honk down on it.

[Nicholas Carey]

I'm kind of fine with my Fein cordless drill. The same people that make the detail sander. The chuck, though, tends to slip with round-shanked bits unless you really honk down on it.

[Nicholas Carey]

I'm kind of fine with my Fein cordless drill. The same people that make the detail sander. The chuck, though, tends to slip with round-shanked bits unless you really honk down on it.

[Bruce Hooke]

I've got a DeWalt cordless drill with a keyless chuck that has served me quite well. I use it for most of my drilling and screwing needs unless it's something where a drill press is called for. However, there are times when the DeWalt is not up to the job, either because I need lots of torque or because the chuck is too small (or because the batteries are dead ). That's when I'm very glad that I've got a Porter-Cable, corded drill, with a 1/2" keyed chuck. There's no question but that cordless drills are convenient, however I still might first get a corded drill if I had neither, especially given what the cordless drills cost. One thing I don't like about cordless drills is the lower RPM's. To get the cleanest hole with small drill bits you really want higher RPM's than what any cordless drill I've seen can kick out.

[Bruce Hooke]

I've got a DeWalt cordless drill with a keyless chuck that has served me quite well. I use it for most of my drilling and screwing needs unless it's something where a drill press is called for. However, there are times when the DeWalt is not up to the job, either because I need lots of torque or because the chuck is too small (or because the batteries are dead ). That's when I'm very glad that I've got a Porter-Cable, corded drill, with a 1/2" keyed chuck. There's no question but that cordless drills are convenient, however I still might first get a corded drill if I had neither, especially given what the cordless drills cost. One thing I don't like about cordless drills is the lower RPM's. To get the cleanest hole with small drill bits you really want higher RPM's than what any cordless drill I've seen can kick out.

[Bruce Hooke]

I've got a DeWalt cordless drill with a keyless chuck that has served me quite well. I use it for most of my drilling and screwing needs unless it's something where a drill press is called for. However, there are times when the DeWalt is not up to the job, either because I need lots of torque or because the chuck is too small (or because the batteries are dead ). That's when I'm very glad that I've got a Porter-Cable, corded drill, with a 1/2" keyed chuck. There's no question but that cordless drills are convenient, however I still might first get a corded drill if I had neither, especially given what the cordless drills cost. One thing I don't like about cordless drills is the lower RPM's. To get the cleanest hole with small drill bits you really want higher RPM's than what any cordless drill I've seen can kick out.

[J. Dillon]

Thanks for all the tips regarding drills.
I got the Dewalt 6 amp keyless chuck model at the orange store. 61 bucks with the tax. So far so good. I was able to drill into W oak using a 1" bit with no slippage of the chuck and bit. [img]smile.gif[/img] Good enough for me. The drill has a built in bubble level as a guide for drilling plumb and horiziontal.

JD

[J. Dillon]

Thanks for all the tips regarding drills.
I got the Dewalt 6 amp keyless chuck model at the orange store. 61 bucks with the tax. So far so good. I was able to drill into W oak using a 1" bit with no slippage of the chuck and bit. [img]smile.gif[/img] Good enough for me. The drill has a built in bubble level as a guide for drilling plumb and horiziontal.

JD

[J. Dillon]

Thanks for all the tips regarding drills.
I got the Dewalt 6 amp keyless chuck model at the orange store. 61 bucks with the tax. So far so good. I was able to drill into W oak using a 1" bit with no slippage of the chuck and bit. [img]smile.gif[/img] Good enough for me. The drill has a built in bubble level as a guide for drilling plumb and horiziontal.

JD