Drill Chuck advice please

[Jordan Lane]

I have a Nova Voyager Drill press and i wish to change out the chuck and 2MT arbor. Any suggestions for a quality replacement??

Thanks

[Richard Coers]

When you say quality, what does that mean for budget? You can spend $500 for a precision Jacobs brand chuck. Also do you want key or keyless?

[Robert Hayward]

Here is the one I put on my Voyager. Three and a half years later the chuck still scrolls smoothly. Runout was negligible after playing with the 3JT to MT2 adapter a little bit. By playing I mean removing and rotating slightly before reinserting.

Here is the adapter I used.

[Jordan Lane]

keyless and a 300.00 budget if need be

[Brian Holcombe]

Albrecht, I’d just buy one in good shape from eBay.

[Chris Luke]

I'm happy with the Llambrich JK-13 MT2 I put on my Voyager. Integrated MT2 shank so less fiddling leads to more reliably low runout. Was $260 when I bought it earlier this year.

[Richard Coers]

I'd suggest something like this. https://www.ebay.com/itm/33407667990...pid=1701071847

[Rush Paul]

I'm also very happy with the Llambrich JK-13 MT2. With the integrated (solid) MT2 shank, I'm seeing less than 0.0018" total runout to a ground shaft mounted in the chuck on my Jet 17" drill press. The grip of the jaws on a drill shank is phenomenal, with minimal twisting to tighten.

[Bill Dufour]

Do not buy a new Jacobs chuck. They moved to China and the quality did not. They are surviving on their name, not quality.
Bill D

[Ed Mitchell]

I've never owned a drill press, and I was thinking about the Nova Voyager as a first (and hopefully, last) drill press. But a 2k drill press doesn't come with a good enough chuck?

[Larry Frank]

I bought a $50 keyless chuck on Amazon for my Nova. Run out is less than 0.005" and very happy with it. For woodworking, it is more than good enough.

[Brian Tymchak]

I've never owned a drill press, and I was thinking about the Nova Voyager as a first (and hopefully, last) drill press. But a 2k drill press doesn't come with a good enough chuck?

I have 0.007 runout on my Voyager with OEM chuck. Good enough for most wood working. However, I would like to get a better chuck on of these days.

[Robert Hayward]

I've never owned a drill press, and I was thinking about the Nova Voyager as a first (and hopefully, last) drill press. But a 2k drill press doesn't come with a good enough chuck?

It is a "good enough" chuck. Sadly that is the extent of it though. Excellent drill press with a mediocre chuck.

[Tom Bain]

Albrecht, I’d just buy one in good shape from eBay.

Another vote for Albrecht. Not cheap, but the quality is top notch.

[Jordan Lane]

thanks for all the great suggestions