Refurbished Albrecht Chuck

[Surprman]

I won an auction last weekend at the Cabin Fever Expo- a nice Albrecht chuck. I brought it home and checked the runout and it seemed high (0.007) so I decided to rebuild it. Getting it open was a chore, but when I did I found it was pretty dirty and the grease was pretty hard. I also noticed that it was missing a ball bearing (only 24 - instead of 25). I ordered some new balls from McMaster-Carr cleaned and regreased then reassembled. Runout is now <0.002.
Looking forward to putting it to good use.

Rick

 

[brino]

A great tool hiding behind a small project.
Looks good, Congrats!
-brino

 

[RIMSPOKE]

IT LOOKS ALL BRIGHT TO ME !

 

[Tony Wells]

I have one I need to rebuild. It has a cracked hood, and someone has tried to braze it back together. Didn't work. I don't remember the model, but it's a larger chuck, 3/4" cap I think. McMaster sell individual parts? I have no idea what I will find when I tear it down.

Yours looks very nice. Good job.

 

[Surprman]

Tony,

McMaster probably only has the ball bearings. You can probably get the hood through Royal Products? (Those parts are not cheap)
Rick

 

[dlane]

Surprman , if I send you these chucks what would you charge me to make them look as good as yours
I can get a good grip on them and they run true

Just kidding, that is a good looking Chuck you have there. I have several Albrecht's these two are the worst looking but they operate smoothly, tapers are good