[OT] Source for a morse-tapered drill chuck?

I know someone out there has a recommendation:

I bought a Clarke pillar drill at Christmas. One of the main reasons for
wanting it was the ability to accurately drill smallish holes for
electronics projects (<2mm dia., centre +/- 0.25mm). The bearings appear
good enough but the chuck is rubbish. Even if I put a pin chuck in, it
simply won't grip consistently etc. and it wanders all over the place.
I'm pretty certain it's the chuck at fault, as the scroll is really hard
to do up (despite lots of oil) and catches in several places. It's
basically cheap'n'nasty, but I wasn't expecting perfection at the price!

So I need a Morse tapered replacement. I've been on the toolmakers' shop
sites and am thoroughly bewildered by everything on offer, so I need a
bit of advice/help:

Where can I find a decent (but not ultra-precision) MT chuck that'll do
for general small work, and how much should I realistically expect to
pay? Are there reliable general-purpose brands to look for (not the CNC
hi-tech sort - haven't bottomless pockets!)?

BTW, the quill is MT2 and the chuck has the corresponding short female
MT on the back (can't remember what that's called, but YKWIM), so I
already have the MT2->chuck adaptor if necessary (and it appears
reasonably true).

Any thoughts (apart from "don't start from there") appreciated!

Regards,

Simonm.

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SpamTrapSeeSig wrote:

> Where can I find a decent (but not ultra-precision) MT chuck that'll do
> for general small work, and how much should I realistically expect to
> pay? Are there reliable general-purpose brands to look for (not the CNC
> hi-tech sort - haven't bottomless pockets!)?

<http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/index.html?http%3A//www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/Chronos_Catalogue_Drill_Chucks_136.html&CatalogBody>

>
> BTW, the quill is MT2 and the chuck has the corresponding short female
> MT on the back (can't remember what that's called, but YKWIM),
Jarnot

Steve

In article <[email protected]>, steve
<[email protected]> writes

Brilliant - just what I needed (and they even have ones with MT2 as part
of the chuck assembly)!

Many, many thanks.

Regards,

Simonm.

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On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:52:53 GMT, SpamTrapSeeSig
<[email protected]> scribbled the following nonsense:

>I know someone out there has a recommendation:
>
>I bought a Clarke pillar drill at Christmas. One of the main reasons for
>wanting it was the ability to accurately drill smallish holes for
>electronics projects (<2mm dia., centre +/- 0.25mm). The bearings appear
>good enough but the chuck is rubbish. Even if I put a pin chuck in, it
>simply won't grip consistently etc. and it wanders all over the place.
>I'm pretty certain it's the chuck at fault, as the scroll is really hard
>to do up (despite lots of oil) and catches in several places. It's
>basically cheap'n'nasty, but I wasn't expecting perfection at the price!
>
>So I need a Morse tapered replacement. I've been on the toolmakers' shop
>sites and am thoroughly bewildered by everything on offer, so I need a
>bit of advice/help:
>
>Where can I find a decent (but not ultra-precision) MT chuck that'll do
>for general small work, and how much should I realistically expect to
>pay? Are there reliable general-purpose brands to look for (not the CNC
>hi-tech sort - haven't bottomless pockets!)?
>
>BTW, the quill is MT2 and the chuck has the corresponding short female
>MT on the back (can't remember what that's called, but YKWIM), so I
>already have the MT2->chuck adaptor if necessary (and it appears
>reasonably true).
>
>Any thoughts (apart from "don't start from there") appreciated!
>
>Regards,
>
>Simonm.

For drilling stuff for electronics, I would probably a PCB drill,
designed for small drill bits and also run at a high speed, which is
just the thing for drilling circuit boards.
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ROT13 me....

simon ring PHM PLANT in stroud glos .
ask for stafford wadely [hes the salesman ].

i bought a keyless chuck and morse adapter [which fits the chuck ] for
about £42 +vat .

this is a good chuck which i use on my pillar drills at work .

this is a 2- 16mm chuck which uses a morse tapered adapter which fits
to the chuck via its own taper, the adapters come in whatever morse
taper you require .
i guess you can also buy smaller chucks as well , ie max 13mm .

tell them ian from austens told you to ring them .
01453 763532



SpamTrapSeeSig wrote:
> I know someone out there has a recommendation:
>
> I bought a Clarke pillar drill at Christmas. One of the main reasons for
> wanting it was the ability to accurately drill smallish holes for
> electronics projects (<2mm dia., centre +/- 0.25mm). The bearings appear
> good enough but the chuck is rubbish. Even if I put a pin chuck in, it
> simply won't grip consistently etc. and it wanders all over the place.
> I'm pretty certain it's the chuck at fault, as the scroll is really hard
> to do up (despite lots of oil) and catches in several places. It's
> basically cheap'n'nasty, but I wasn't expecting perfection at the price!
>
> So I need a Morse tapered replacement. I've been on the toolmakers' shop
> sites and am thoroughly bewildered by everything on offer, so I need a
> bit of advice/help:
>
> Where can I find a decent (but not ultra-precision) MT chuck that'll do
> for general small work, and how much should I realistically expect to
> pay? Are there reliable general-purpose brands to look for (not the CNC
> hi-tech sort - haven't bottomless pockets!)?
>
> BTW, the quill is MT2 and the chuck has the corresponding short female
> MT on the back (can't remember what that's called, but YKWIM), so I
> already have the MT2->chuck adaptor if necessary (and it appears
> reasonably true).
>
> Any thoughts (apart from "don't start from there") appreciated!
>
> Regards,
>
> Simonm.
>
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In article <[email protected]>,
m0bcg <[email protected]> writes
>simon ring PHM PLANT in stroud glos .
>ask for stafford wadely [hes the salesman ].
>
>i bought a keyless chuck and morse adapter [which fits the chuck ] for
>about £42 +vat .
>
>this is a good chuck which i use on my pillar drills at work .
>
>this is a 2- 16mm chuck which uses a morse tapered adapter which fits
>to the chuck via its own taper, the adapters come in whatever morse
>taper you require .
> i guess you can also buy smaller chucks as well , ie max 13mm .
>
>tell them ian from austens told you to ring them .
>01453 763532

Thanks very much indeed -- I'm now spoiled for choice

Best regards,

Simonm.

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needed a new chuck about a year ago, got a Rohn keyless chuck and arbor for
2MT from Tracey tools, the quality of the chuck was superb and the range was
almost nothing up to 3/8 inch {sorry don't work in metric lol} Now for the
best bit it cost if memory serves about £16 including delivery.

"SpamTrapSeeSig" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>, m0bcg
> <[email protected]> writes
>>simon ring PHM PLANT in stroud glos .
>>ask for stafford wadely [hes the salesman ].
>>
>>i bought a keyless chuck and morse adapter [which fits the chuck ] for
>>about £42 +vat .
>>
>>this is a good chuck which i use on my pillar drills at work .
>>
>>this is a 2- 16mm chuck which uses a morse tapered adapter which fits
>>to the chuck via its own taper, the adapters come in whatever morse
>>taper you require .
>> i guess you can also buy smaller chucks as well , ie max 13mm .
>>
>>tell them ian from austens told you to ring them .
>>01453 763532
>
> Thanks very much indeed -- I'm now spoiled for choice
>
> Best regards,
>
> Simonm.
>
> --
> simonm|at|muircom|dot|demon|.|c|oh|dot|u|kay
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In article <[email protected]>, Dad
<[email protected]> writes
>needed a new chuck about a year ago, got a Rohn keyless chuck and arbor for
>2MT from Tracey tools, the quality of the chuck was superb and the range was
>almost nothing up to 3/8 inch {sorry don't work in metric lol} Now for the
>best bit it cost if memory serves about £16 including delivery.

I know this was ages ago, but the end of the tale is that I did the same
as you. I bought a better quality 16mm one (to replace the original) at
the same time. I'm very pleased with both and they arrived within 48hrs.

So: one Rohm 3/8" keyless chuck, one normal 1/2" one, plus two MT2
adaptors: £30 incl. VAT and postage - dead impressed.

They seem to do lots of useful stuff (imperial taps + dies, left-handed
drills, etc.), and they don't look too expensive.

Will use them again, thanks for the tip.

http://www.tracytools.com (Note: no 'e')

Regards,

Simonm.

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