WEN LA162L 5/8-Inch Keyless Drill Chuck with MT2 Arbor Taper

excellent mandrin pour le prix. A la première utilisation me semble solide et précis

I've been buying a fair amount of WEN products from power tools (disc sander, track saw) and shop accessories (dial indicator and this 5/8 MT2 keyless chuck) - I am surprisingly amazed at how this inexpensive accessory has transformed a sub-$60 underpowered, wobbly Harbor Freight drill press (#60238) into a notably different tool making it, at least for me, a pleasure to use. I have used it on mostly wood using Ryobi made forstner bits and average quality standard drill bits. I was quite skeptical about improving a low HP and underpowered 5-speed drill press. A complete tear down and evaluation of the parts (except for the motor) along with a runout test for a dial indicator made me believe that this tool is for basic non-critical drilling. Seeing a few posts on YT about folks trying to improve this drill, I researched replacement chucks (keyless) and matched the B16 taper to this WEB item. Based on cost and comparison to similar chucks 5-10 times the cost, I had low expectations. What a pleasant and unexpected surprise a 5-minute conversion from existing chuck and some test drilling. This sub-$30 item has been the best bang for the buck and raises my confidence in buying from this relative newcomer to a competitive market of tools now consolidated with a couple of owners (Red, Yellow, Grey, you know which ones I mean, all bought by huge corporations, none in the USA… check out protoolsreview.com). For the WEN chuck, it is heavy, well machined, smooth in operation, and well packed and delivered without any damage. I did not use a dial indicator to check accuracy because for my needs, the fact that the hole drilled nicely accepted a corresponding insert, whether dowel, bench dog or other part was good enough! I recommend it without hesitation. If you are a hobbyist like me and bought a bottom of the barrel 8" drill press like the HF #60238 with B16 spindle taper, do yourself a favor and spend the $30 on this chuck, you cannot go wrong and you will be amazed at how your experience with the drill press changes.

I use in on my mini lathe.

If you're distracted like myself you may buy it thinking it will work on your drill press. Heck, I even watched videos of people installing this chuck on a WEN drill press and show it working. Maybe it does work on some models but I have a WEN 4214 and this chuck did not work when installed. The jaws won't open past 1/8" or so. Uninstalled, it works fine horizontally or upside down but not on the normal position, which made me think it's for a lathe.For my 4214 the correct chuck is the model DPA158L, which is tanged at the top end. I suggest removing your drill press' chuck and inspecting before buying either chuck model.

Tres pratique pour un Mandrin sans clé merci