Drill chuck

[Jonathon BywaterParticipant @jonathonbywater45041]

I know the answer to this but I have been looking for so long now given up!

I have bought a chinese bench drill with a dreadfull chuck . It has B6 stamped on it. Where oh where do I get a B6 taper chuck from  please?

Edited By Jonathon Bywater on 29/01/2022 22:56:14

[Jonathon BywaterParticipant @jonathonbywater45041]

B6 taper

[Pete.Participant @pete-2]

B16 is very common, B6 indicates it's in the range of holding 1mm to 3mm drill bits, can you confirm there's not a mistake and your drill chuck is very small?

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

One of many : **LINK**

https://www.rcm-machines.com/en/machine-accessories/drill-chucks/keyless-drill/keyless-drill-chuck-with-b6-attachment-capacity-0,2—3-mm/rcbfh0302b6

MichaelG.

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http://www.tools-n-gizmos.com/specs/Tapers.html#B-Taper

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 29/01/2022 23:26:15

[MikeKParticipant @mikek40713]

But you're not limited for chucks, right?…Just get an arbor that fits the drill's spindle and any chuck that fits that arbor.

[Jonathon BywaterParticipant @jonathonbywater45041]

Its a standard 16mm chuck but B6 is clearly stamped on it. It s B16 most likely then!

[MikeKParticipant @mikek40713]

It won't be a B6 taper on a chuck that opens to 16mm. B6 is wee. B16 is the small end of an MT2 taper.

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

B6 or B16 would be the short end of the arbor that the chuck fits on to.

Does the arbor come out of the drill press spindle with the chuck? If so, you need to look for a chuck that comes with an arbor the right Morse Taper to fit your drill press spindle. Most would be a No 2 Morse Taper, aka MT2 or 2MT. Specs are online so you can look up from the dimensions on your arbor and see if it's MT1, MT2, MT3 etc

Or if you have the cheap drill press where the chuck mounts directly on the B6/16 taper that is integral with the spindle, you will need to buy a chuck with a tapered hole in it that matches. Specs for B6 and B16 tapers are online so you can measure yours and compare.

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