Keyless lathe chuck

[Kyle Stiefel]

Does anybody have any experience with the Jacobs Keyless lathe chuck? I am looking to get a chuck for my lathe and would prefer a keyless but don't know if it would be wiser to purchase a keyed one.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Kyle

[John Weber]

Kyle,

I have a Albrecht keyless chuck on my drill press, and it is wonderful. Very well made and it only slipped once with a 3" forstner in about 10 years.

John

[John Shuk]

I have a keyless on my lathe. I'm very happy with it. I bought the chuck from wood craft and the taper from grizzly

[Jeff Sudmeier]

The newer keyless chucks are much better than they used to be. Most of them tighten up normally, then if you put more force on them, they ratchet tighter. I really can't explain it, except if you use the chuck, you will know that it is a really tight hold.