A few months ago I ordered a keyless drill chuck to replace the original keyed chuck on a Wen 1/2" bench drill press. I got the keyless chuck part number from a previous client’s machinist, as I liked the keyless chuck they had on their drill. I thought that my drill press was a clone of their’s, hence mine could use the same chuck.
I just got around to starting to install my new chuck today, and I have more questions than answers.
My drill press is a Wen 4214. According to the Wen product page, the chuck shaft is a JT3. However, the chuck I have from MSC Direct is a JT33. Will the JT33 chuck fit on the JT3 arbor? I’m guessing not.
When I removed the chuck + arbor from the drill press it came out in one piece. How can I separate the arbor from the chuck so I can install a keyless chuck?
Or is it better to purchase a keyless chuck with integral arbor? In this case, how can I determine the arbor shaft description on the drill press end, as this isn’t given by the drill press vendor?