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How do you figure out if the chuck is threaded on, or a taper-fit?
I need to get the chuck off of my drill press. It seems to be this type:
https://www.mcmaster.com/2805A61/
I can remove the whole chuck and arbor together as a set, but what I really want to do is split the arbor from the chuck. How do I figure out if the joint between the chuck and its arbor is another tapered fitting, or threaded? Jacobs makes both kinds. I've tried to apply some torque, the parts won't turn (if they are even threaded). I've tried to hammer them apart, the parts won't slide apart (if they even are tapered).
Been to the website but it doesn't narrow the possibilities down.
My chuck is a discontinued model so I can't figure it out by part number.
OTOH, the website does show me the method of separating them with a pair of wedges. That may be the trick.
But this could be a threaded combination, and the wedges wouldn't work if that's the kind I have here.
There's a big gouge on the neck of the arbor - perhaps somebody's tried the wedges in the past.
I need to get the chuck off of my drill press. It seems to be this type:
https://www.mcmaster.com/2805A61/
I can remove the whole chuck and arbor together as a set, but what I really want to do is split the arbor from the chuck. How do I figure out if the joint between the chuck and its arbor is another tapered fitting, or threaded? Jacobs makes both kinds. I've tried to apply some torque, the parts won't turn (if they are even threaded). I've tried to hammer them apart, the parts won't slide apart (if they even are tapered).
Been to the website but it doesn't narrow the possibilities down.
My chuck is a discontinued model so I can't figure it out by part number.
OTOH, the website does show me the method of separating them with a pair of wedges. That may be the trick.
But this could be a threaded combination, and the wedges wouldn't work if that's the kind I have here.
There's a big gouge on the neck of the arbor - perhaps somebody's tried the wedges in the past.