Greetings to All;
While conducting my drill press rebuild exercises, I noticed that some of the newer chucks come with a hole thru the center, presumably for a screw to hold the chuck firmly to its particular mount, in my case, a JT33 taper.
I have read on other websites that drilling a hole thru your chuck for this purpose does not hurt it at all, and gives an additional measure of safety in terms of keeping the chuck mounted properly during drilling operations (and any other use for...
Question About Drill Chucks (not Specifically Atlas)
While conducting my drill press rebuild exercises, I noticed that some of the newer chucks come with a hole thru the center, presumably for a screw to hold the chuck firmly to its particular mount, in my case, a JT33 taper.
I have read on other websites that drilling a hole thru your chuck for this purpose does not hurt it at all, and gives an additional measure of safety in terms of keeping the chuck mounted properly during drilling operations (and any other use for...
Question About Drill Chucks (not Specifically Atlas)