[AT] OT: keyless drill chuck

[John Wilkens]

I'm going back to keyed checks.  Just bought a compact 1/2" corded 
DeWalt with key that does not slip the bits!  About the only way I've 
found to get much bit gription with a keyless is to borrow one of my 
wife's rubber pad gizmos that she uses to remove difficult jar 
lids.  Rubber gloves help too.  Don't care much for the keyless 
chucks but I sure like the battery operated tools!    John W.



At 06:27 AM 05/11/2008, you wrote:
>
>A new Ryobi 3/8" drill had a keyless chuck that would not tighten enough to
>hold a drill bit. I changed the original chuck to a Jacobs keyless with no
>improvement in grip.
>
>With two pairs of large pliers I can tighten the chuck to hold Ok. It would
>be easier to go with a key type chuck.
>
>Are there any quality 3/8" keyless chucks available, that will hold a bit
>securely ?
>
>All help appreciated.
>
>H. L. Staples
>McLoud, Oklahoma
>USA
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