[AT] OT: keyless drill chuck

[Dave Merchant]

I think I'm turning into the Red Green of Visegrips.

Your standard most common hardware store Visegrips have
a curved section of the jaws that nicely fits around a Ryobi
keyless chuck, a lot better than a straight bench vise does.
Wrapping around the chuck reduces the chance of damaging it.

In a desperate case, there is a knurled section behind the chuck
so you can put 2 opposing Visegrips on it. Really looks
like the chuck was designed for use with Visegrips

Had a weird one the other day, a paddle bit with the 3 flats got
jammed in the chuck of a  Ryobi drill so we couldn't get it out.
2 Visegrips got it, no damage to the chuck.
Just don't tighten the jaws too far.

I believe in fine tools for fine cabinetmaking, but for what we mostly do,
we buy Ryobi, use them up, and then buy new ones.
Actually, they last quite a while before they get unusable.

Dave Merchant


At 07:35 AM 5/16/2008, Indiana Robinson wrote:
>         Trying to catch up on messages...
>         I have a pair or 1/2" Ryobi 18V drills and a 12V 3/8" DeWalt. I have
>very little trouble with slipping but I tighten them the way you are not
>supposed to...   :-)   With the drill in high gear I back the chuck
>fairly open so that it has room for a running start, set it back to
>forward and hold the chuck ring tightly in one hand and hit the trigger
>so it spins down and pretty much slams against the bit. I have several
>sets of woodworking spade bits that have hex shanks and I love them. On
>round shank bits used in metal working when they get burrs on the shank
>a quick pass on the 1"x42" belt grinder keeps them going back in the
>rack. The funny thing is that after being ground smooth again they seem
>to slip less. I guess it is the rougher surface that the grinding leaves
>than the original factory smooth surface.
>         I have thought about setting up some kind of jig to grind three 
> flats
>on each bit. Like I said, I have "thought" about it. It hasn't happened
>yet...   :-)
>         A bit of lube inside of the chuck between the sleeve and the back of
>the jaws seems to help it tighten better.
>
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