On my drill press, the MT3 is spinning on the chuck. I have tried to push them back together by lowering the assembly onto a piece of wood but when I go to use it, it just spins. I hope you can understand what I am saying. Any thoughts?
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Drill press problem
- Thread starter bobloblaw
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Once they spin, there usual is some metal displaced. sometimes a hone or file can fix it, sometimes not.
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Things should be clean and burr free, then a really sound whack with a non marring hammer will usually re seat a chuck, I put the chuck on a sound surface with the jaws retracted and hit the arbor end.
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I might be a little out of date, and not understanding the problem correctly, but if you're referring to the chuck coming loose from the arbor in most cases the taper on the drill chuck is a Jacobs taper, not a Morse taper. The Morse taper is usually the taper where the arbor fits into the spindle.
You can buy either Jacobs or Morse taper reamers, however in most cases they're more expensive than a new arbor. There are several #3 Morse taper reamers (arbor to spindle) listed on eBay for between $15.00 and $50.00. There are also a number of #3 Jacobs taper reamers available from online industrial supply vendors. These however are generally in the $75.00 and higher range.
I would suggest contacting a few commercial machine shops in your area. If they have either style I think they would be able to ream and fit the chuck (or arbor) for far less money than it would cost to purchase a tool that would likely be used only once.
You can buy either Jacobs or Morse taper reamers, however in most cases they're more expensive than a new arbor. There are several #3 Morse taper reamers (arbor to spindle) listed on eBay for between $15.00 and $50.00. There are also a number of #3 Jacobs taper reamers available from online industrial supply vendors. These however are generally in the $75.00 and higher range.
I would suggest contacting a few commercial machine shops in your area. If they have either style I think they would be able to ream and fit the chuck (or arbor) for far less money than it would cost to purchase a tool that would likely be used only once.