I'm restoring an old Orbit 1412 (5-speed Taiwanese DP).
All is good, and I'm now shopping for a good chuck (JT33) to install once it is all as new.
Questions
Original chuck is 1/2 - Would I need anything bigger for woodworking or in general? Should I look at 5/8s? I don't think I need anything bigger than 1/2 but I'm not sure if 5/8 is the norm. Thoughts?
Would you go keyed or keyless? I'm looking to buy a middle of the road, yet decent, chuck. Something like a Rohm or Jacobs. Thoughts?
I know my questions are more on the preference side, but with 0 experience I'm open to suggestions here.
If the 5/8 goes to 0 you will not regret having more capacity. Depends on price of it. I don't think I have wanted larger than my 1/2" but it wouldn't hurt a thing to have it.
I like 5/8 capacity but I have a lot of drills that are bigger than 1/2". Extra capacity can't hurt IMO. And I have a Rohm keyless chuck on my drill press and love it.
Thank you guys! I will take a look at 1/2 vs 5/8 and compare based on price.
I'm on the fence keyed vs keyless. I have read that if you want to keep that bit secured, there is nothing like a keyed chuck, but I read about people that wouldn't use anything but keyless.
I use keyed chucks on my lathe and milling machine. But, keyless should be fine on a drill press. I have never had any bit come loose in the Rohm. I have bogged the motor down though with larger bits and the chuck held on without issue. As long as you can't/don't run it in reverse, it's a non-issue IMO as long as it's a well-made quality chuck. If it's a poorly made chuck, it doesn't matter if it's keyed or not.
I use keyed chucks on my lathe and milling machine. But, keyless should be fine on a drill press. I have never had any bit come loose in the Rohm. I have bogged the motor down though with larger bits and the chuck held on without issue. As long as you can t/don t run it in reverse, it s a non-issue IMO as long as it s a well-made quality chuck. If it s a poorly made chuck, it doesn t matter if it s keyed or not.
Don't have either of those personally. I have a 16mm keyless that I don't see listed any more. Maybe the biggest they make is 13 mm now… I can recommend Rohm keyless chucks in general but have no experience with their keyed chucks. Although, I'm sure their keyed chucks are well made too.
The 5/8" capacity was a big deal to me when I upgraded presses. Invaluable when needed.
For smaller bits (< 1/16 inch) I have a smaller chuck with a straight 3/8 shank that I secure into the larger chuck. Big chucks just don't grip wire bits very well.
Well, my old used Delta chuck was worn out ( and cheap) So I got talked into a keyless chuck. Integrated MT-2.
Hate it. Spun more bits than holes drilled. Even when I opened the top and held the sheave every time. Just put in a good old fashion key chuck. No problem. Maybe a $500 keyless would work, but a $100 one did not.
Well, my old used Delta chuck was worn out ( and cheap) So I got talked into a keyless chuck. Integrated MT-2.
Hate it. Spun more bits than holes drilled. Even when I opened the top and held the sheave every time. Just put in a good old fashion key chuck. No problem. Maybe a $500 keyless would work, but a $100 one did not.
I have never used keyless before, and being honest, for the expected use, I'm fine using a key.
I read a few reviews like yours, and others were happy campers… I chose to play it safe.
Time will tell, but the chuck feels solid and add no runout - very happy after installation.
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