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
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
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?
keyless and a 300.00 budget if need be
Albrecht, I’d just buy one in good shape from eBay.
Bumbling forward into the unknown.
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.
I'd suggest something like this. https://www.ebay.com/itm/33407667990...pid=1701071847
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.
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
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 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
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger or more complicated...it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumacher
thanks for all the great suggestions