Drill Chuck

[dhallnc]

I have a Delta keyless drill chuck with a 1/2 inch arbor. My lathe is M2. Can I buy an adopter to make it work on my lathe?

Thanks
Darryl

 

[Sylvanite]

Is that a threaded arbor? If so, take a look at http://cgi.ebay.com/MT2-Threaded-Ar...4?pt=BI_Tool_Work_Holding&hash=item483812153e.
Regards,
Eric

 

[dhallnc]

No, it's not threaded.

 

[Chthulhu]

I have a Delta keyless drill chuck with a 1/2 inch arbor. My lathe is M2. Can I buy an adopter to make it work on my lathe?

Thanks
Darryl

When you say "1/2 inch arbor" to you mean it has a 1/2 inch diameter shaft coming out of it, or an unthreaded, untapered 1/2 inch diameter hole in the bottom? The model number of the chuck would also be helpful, and should be stamped right on the chuck.

There is always a way to adapt.

 

[dhallnc]

It has a 1/2 diameter shaft that goes into a chuck.

 

[rherrell]

You'll need something like this......
http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1883&category=

This is for a 33jt chuck which is pretty common. Look on your chuck for a # like 33jt or 33j or something like that. You'll have to remove the old one and I recommend getting the right size wedges to do that. That is if the old one CAN be removed. Delta isn't exactly a common name for drill chucks so going through all this trouble might not be worth it. You can find a decent chuck that will fit your lathe for $20 or so.
This one will work with the arbor above.....

http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=1212&category=

 

[dhallnc]

I made a mistake. The chuck is made by Rigid. Don't know if it matters.