Tom...I know this video is over 8 years old but I wanted to give you a tip for future reference. When you want to load the balls into the chuck do the following. Slide the body partially out of the shell so that the upper race of the body is just about flush with the top of the shell. Lay the assembly on its side with the notch for the drive pin facing up. You can now just drop all the balls through the hole made by the drive pin notch. Carefully turn the assembly on end and the body will slide down into the shell capturing all the balls. Twist the body a little and they'll all settle into place. No chasing balls or balancing them on a ledge.
Hi, my name is Jörg from Germany. I want to thank you for this excellent video. A week ago I bought an old drill press with exactly the same Albrecht drill chuck. As a wanted to clean it, I followed your instructions...and to say it again, I followed EXACTLY your instructions. I could get the job perfectly done. Your video made it possible. Thanks a lot! Best wishes, Jörg
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Hey! My chuck is famous! It was used on Toms mill. Thanks Tom for the video and helping me out. I was looking forward to seeing what you found out. Chuck works great btw, was using it today. Thanks again.
Just got one and rebuilt it. This video was invaluable in making what somebody thought was an old throwaway into a useful tool again. Thanks, keep it up!
Nice!! can you imagine how many chucks have been replaced over the years due to those issues when just some somple patience and care can bring them back.Great vid.
I just picked one of these up. Came to youtube to find a teardown and look it's Tom! You're even doing the same exact model! Thanks for the tip re: the jaws and inside of the hood needing to have very slight roughness. I now understand how the self-tightening mechanism works. And it also explains why my other chuck is slipping all the time.
Nice use of the jello shooter cups buddy! Good to see how these chucks are rebuilt. I can send you mine since your soo good at it. I think it's the same size. It's always felt a little spongy to me, so I typically stick with my Jacobs. Good video for the How To archives Tom. Thanks for sharing. Adam
i do gun stuff in my machine shop... and i collect those cups and put pins and parts for each group in different cups... makes re-assembly so much sweeter
Great work Tom I have rebuilt several of these chucks. I made an aluminum close fitting plug that came a bit proud of the ball shelf and poured the balls in and used a nylon stylus to push the balls onto the shelf. I used aluminum but anything non magnetic for the plug. I reinsert the next part and push the plug out keeping the balls in place. You are one of my favorite channels. Thanks for making these videos.
Tom, Thanks for showing us how to take apart and clean up a chuck. I have to say I have gotten some real nice and expensive tools for free just because they needed a good cleaning and PROPER lubrication. All The Best! Mike
Good timing on this video. I got 3 Albrecht chucks in a recent buy, one of which is in desperate need. Time to put on an apron and get to work. Thanks again.
Great video Tom! Thanks. I did a few of these 130 size and smaller, without the benefit of a guide like this. Just throwing out some comments from hard experience: 1) Official Albrecht instructions say NOT to lube the threaded spindle, it should be left dry. 2) If you are making a fitted split clamp for the collar, make one for the hood too. Pipe wrench puts a crush on the hood where it's thin. 3) For a quick QA test, clamp on a HSS drill blank held in a vise. The hands that tighten the chuck should not be able to make it slip (normalized gronkage). Good the jaws were still OK, last I checked a set was about $80! Take care, Mike
Hi Tom, My whole family watch you clean your Balls. Mind you they were on their PC's and Tablets playing games and stuff in the living room, but when it came to the "Cleaning my Balls " line my 10 year old had a hard time trying to stop laughing. But the truth is that you really are sharing a lot of valuable information and a life line of maintaining the machining trade. My son DID learn about the pitting in a chuck and how to clean it. Channels like yours are extremely valuable and move us all forward. Sincerely I thank you for taking the time to share your life's experience. :)
Tom, I rewatched this in preparation for going through my Albrecht chuck collection. Just as wonderfully helpful as the first time I was watched your video. Thanks a lot Buddy. I miss your TH-cam sessions and hope your are well and happy. All the best, Will Bailey
My Drill chuck cleaning worked great. Works like a charm now. It had been neglected it’s whole life apparently. The one you rebuilt in the video looks new, this one looks like someone pulled it out of a mud hole.
I was watching you install the balls in your video. It reminded me of attaching the connecting rod on a go cart motors I rebuilt at 12-14 years old. Putting the needle bearings in was the only job I wasn't allowed to do.
Glad I found your video on the chuck. I to got a 1/2" Albrecht chuck on eBay and will be taking it apart as well. i am thinking my chuck may have trouble in the jaw(s). In the mill using both a 1/2 shank and RI I find the chuck body runs rather true a little less than 1 thousands. But when a 1/2 true shank is put into the jaws it's run out ia a little under 2 thousands. I also picked up on another video it is not a good practice to use more than a 1/2 drill in an 1/2 Albrecht Chuck - seems reasonable considering the manner it which it helds.
Well, well, well! I happen to have one of these sick patients and this video is the ultimate gold nugget on how to resuscitate this puppy. Thanks you so much for this tutorial!
I remember when you first posted this. I finally made it to the big leagues and got a 3/8 and a 1/2 inch genuine Albrecht chuck from a used equipment vendor near me. I am now going to use this video to help me clean them up before I start using them. Thanks a million for sharing your knowledge with us.
Hi there, Tom, Thank you for this video. I have a Metabo keyless chuck that is in need of some TLC. I knew I'd seen a video several months ago but I couldn't remember whose channel it was on. Today I've found it so I'm closer to making a start. And I have some phenolic block to make the holding fixture! Thanks again.
Hey Tom, brilliant as usual. a tip on how to clean the stone, use brake cleaner or similar which evaporates and does not leave oil behind, it must be a spray to penetrate into the dirt. Hans O
Thanks Tom. Excellent instructional narrative. Yes, once again that was a little tougher than simple "unscrew the hood" instructions would lead one to believe. Great demo of the right tools make the job easy. Larry
Tom, I really appreciate this video because there are so many bad ones I have come across and never have I ever known how to even begin fixing one. I would have had I had been able to keep it for my personal yet any shop I worked for seemed to just replace one and then the old one would magically disappear.
Great video. I found a 1/2 Albrecht chuck in the surplus bin at a local supplier for $20 several years ago. It has some light surface rust, but works very well. I now know what to do if I ever need to service it. Thanks very much.
Thanks for the video on the Albrecht chuck rebuild. There were some good insights there to help me along with improving my chuck. I always prefer to repair rather then replace. Regards, R J
Thanks I found it very informative and I enjoyed watching you do that cuz no one has any idea how those things come apart so thanks for the video enjoy watching his always hope you and yours are staying safe looking forward to do videos God bless stay safe
Tom, first video I've watched of yours, well done Sir. I've heard about you in the TH-cam world so I thought I'd watch. I learned a lot. Since I subscribed I look forward to more. 73
Tom, Last year some time I was trying to remove an arbor from an Albrecht chuck. I thought it was possible to drive it off with a rod up the bottom. Before getting too caveman I sent you an email and you were kind enough to explain the process. Thanks for the help then and thanks for this video.
Nice video, I bought this exact chuck used (except the ring on mine is not split with a locking screw, just solid knurled ring pressed on) and the jaws were toast. I used it for larger drills for a time and decided it was silly to have such a nice chuck with bad jaws so I looked at your video and it gave me all the info needed to salvage this quality chuck. I used aluminum shims to hold the chuck behind the shell in a vise, and never had to separate the R8 arbor, but it was all useful info. I just used Scotchbrite on the inside of the shell taper to clean the surface rust off instead of emery paper. I did use brass shim stock as shown to protect the knurl while using a pipe wrench and it was no more difficult to separate than in the video. Anyhow, good stuff and keep it up!
Hi Tom when I got to the chuck it was a Validus (UK Im in Australia) it was exactly the same as the one you showed. So your vid was very helpful as I had been wondering how to get it apart. now waiting to get a new colet set as gide is broken on one. thanks again Will
Great video. Your knowledge constantly amazes me. I often wonder how a person of your age (a lot younger than myself) has acquired so much know how. Thanks for the videos.
Tom, Very nice instructional video as always. I was taught that, generally, honing oil doesn't lube the stone or item being honed but rather clears the poores of the stone to present a clean cutting surface. But who knows. May be the honing oil folks keep that story going! :-) And Tom, you're the ONLY guy I know with magnetic balls.... :-) Eric
Tom is not the first to have magnetic balls though, at the funeral last year of Sir Jack Brabham, the only man so far to have driven a car of his own construction to a Formula 1 drivers and builders championship, his son told the story of how Sir Jack had felt that strong magnets had helped with his prostate cancer. Jack had used a strong rare earth magnet, and as one magnet had worked well, he decided to get another to see if that was even better. Well, we all know what two magnets do when they get close enough, the first thing the son heard was a scream of pain from his father, and when he reached him, there Jack was with these two magnets clamped to his scrotum! They had to get a couple of pairs of Chanel-Lock pliers to get them apart. That story gave all those who attended the funeral of a truly wonderful bloke, a good chuckle, and another reason for damp eyes.
Thanks Tom! 👏✨ Another great video. You’ve covered the Jacobs and the Albrecht. Thanks for the tips I have some maintenance to do on mine. Maybe I’ll post a video about it. 👍🏼
A length of inner-tube from a bicycle tire works well to protect knurled surfaces from tool marks. Just wrap it around snug. It grips a lot like our skin does. Those little hardened wedges are now on my Christmas wish list. They look like they have a dozen different possible uses.
Tom perfect timing on the video I just pulled the same model chuck out of the trash at work. It's pretty beat up definitely not as nice as Jason's but I might be able to make it serviceable thanks to you.
Great video Tom. Chucks are a mystery to 99% of drill owners/us. Would be cool to see the Albrecht and Jacobs (and any other design) chucks apart in the same series. At McDonnell-Douglas (1980s-2000), keyless chucks were a big thing I forgot the brand that was going around. They had a different method of releasing the jaw's grip??? It was some sort of snap action??? Some sequence of holding the outer collar, spooling the drill in reverse and releasing it. It made a "click-clack" sound. It transmitted some sort of impact that loosened the jaw's grip. You could remove a dull drill and install a fresh/sharp drill (or different size) in a snap. Literally! It took about 3 seconds to swap a drill bit! It would be cool to see all of the innards of different types of chucks and some of the trade tricks/secrets, tooling, to work on them. German machine tolerances are scary precise, aren't they!
great video, thanks. I needed to redo my 1/2 chuck and put in new jaws. I can totally tell it's got too much grease in it also. Mine was also an Ebay buy.
That was a very nice video. Great subject and nice refurbish of the chuck. I am sure the owner will be happy as he wont have to deal with his tool falling out. Thanks for the video.
Awesome Tom! Thank you for the video. Just bought two of these on an auction and one needs to come apart for a look-see. Now I know how to pull the bad boy apart.
Great service repair tom on the Albrecht chuck I really enjoyed watching you tom playing with your balls 😂 this will be a great help for when I need to service my same chuck & play with my balls too. Your the best man!!!
Another great and informative video. I have worked on several chucks and have had success but..... If you want another challenge on drill chucks I have a few. The first is a nice baby Albrecht that has a "D1" taper and I can't find it a mate. The second is an Abom sized 18N that I can't separate from it's moorse taper, I am about to go Bozo on it. I have not found the J4 taper separation tool to fit on it.
Thanks for taking the mystery out of a key-less chuck. I don't own an Albrecht but I guess all key-less chucks are similar in construction. Even the ones from rice countries.
It good to now on how to rebuild on it as prevention on long term. Nice video shot very clear and have the good operation on the dismantle the item and fix it up till show a good test. Nice...
Hi Tom, Got one of those jammed in dried soluble coolant, meant really jammed..... ! Now it's working just like new, but it was a little bit of a headache. Baaaahhh... for $0, can't have it all. Cheers, Pierre
Another great video Tom. Without the video I would have greased every possible surface and the chuck would be slipping I'm sure. I chucked the end the collar goes on in my lathe with brass shim stock around it and used a strap wrench to take it apart and then tighten it rather than make up tightening jigs. Thanks
Hi T, I greased a couple things in there that were not supposed to be greased. In particular the jaws in the collar. You can download the "real"rebuild instructions from Albrecht. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
I got a C130-R8 version years ago from a can of scrap. I have been using it for at least ten years & been putting up with the worn jaws. Finally bought the jaws from McMaster-Carr ($150) & fixed it. It's a really easy fix for a $500+ chuck
I have a copy of the Albrecht instructions, and you're right.. they leave out many of the details you took the time to explain. Thanks for demonstrating the in-between maneuvers. I need to rebuild a lil tiny Albrecht that I accidentally got like 2 drops of denatured down into the screw while cleaning the taper. (Went from smooth to binding in seconds.) It's nice to see one exploded on your bench first. If you wanna take a whack at a beautiful Jacobs Super 16N with one slightly misaligned jaw, let me know and I'll send it on down! lol -Shawn (HumCo CA)
This is JUST the video i needed, haha. I could tell my almost indistinguishable rusty one is very, very well made and still has grease sealed in. I didnt want to go poking around with press fits in my naivete of their design.
Hey Tom, Great learning video. Spent a few snowy days here in Massachusetts doing the same to some Jacobs chucks. Might be a topic for another video. Cheers Marty
I love teardown/repair videos. The Royal Products/Albrecht catalog says: "Caution - do not lubricate acme thread on body/spindle assembly. Thread must be clean and dry for chuck to work correctly. "
Tom, Thanks a ton for making this video. Now i want to take apart all of my albtechts. Especially one that runs out really bad. Im going to send you a quick email about it. Thanks, Alex
Oh crap Tom!! Now I need to go get one of these for my shop drill press. Love the ease of use and frankly the ease to fix it. Now I just need to figure out what the tapers are on the school shop drill presses. By the way my Mrs. laughs every time she catches me up late at night watching your videos. Now I need to tell her the "watching tom playing with your balls" line.
+Aaron Kokesch Hey Aaron, You will probably find one of two tapers. Morse or Jacobs taper. The giveaway for Jacobs is they are short compared to Morse. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Tom
Good video of the tear apart & fixing. I hope Adam see this so he can fix the Adam size chuck he bought on the Internet or at the Fleamarket really can't remember where he got it. Now to think about it did he get one or wanted to get one? Dammit, don't get old, u or should I say I, forget things. By the way Tom I miss the, What in the Heck is That, series.Bring it back, I'm sure I'm not the only one that liked it. Dave
When I rebuilt mine, I put the body down in where the balls go first, then just lifted it far enough that I could drop the balls in through the hole for the retention pin. Once all 26 were in, I just pushed the body down all the way and the balls just arrange themselves.
I started a 1/32-1/2 Albrecht Refurb last night. I got it in a “LOT” of tools. I’m pretty sure it had never been apart. The inside is/was FILTHY/Rusty but the outside was beautiful. I had some lead flashing on hand so I used that to shield the knurl. I don’t have any copper like that.
G'day Tom, I have just serviced four "Albrecht's, after cleaning all the parts I used very fine wet & dry to polish inside the hoods on the lathe before reassembly, all the hoods had a little bit of corrosion, like the one in your video. This left a very smooth finish. Should I remove the hoods & roughen them a bit by hand as you did? I don't want to stuff any jaws on these chucks as they are so expensive to replace. My 1/8" - 5/8" chuck I bought had definitely been taken apart as there were a few bearings missing, so I ordered new ones from a bearing mob - cheap - $6.00 for 30. So, I filled the chuck till there was no gap. Is there a reason for the gap? - should I take one ball out?- the smaller chucks had a gap & the 0 - 5/16 one, If I recall, had 25 bearings & that left a small gap. I've put new Jacobs arbors on them all - straight & morse & checked them for true in the mill with a drill blank & all was good.. I could shoot you some photos (tools made etc.) if you like. Great video again mate, I won't miss em... Cheers - Pedro...
Tom, that was a very good instructional video on the Albrecht keyless chuck, always wondered just what was inside of one. Got a laugh out of the size of mallet you chose to use from all of the others you have. Have a great day buddy and just thinking how your weather is compared to our zero and going lower tonight.
yes, I own all 3 Albrecht removal tools. MSC has them on their website. Makes it sooo easy to separate the Chuck's from their arbors, when on a machine or held in a clamp.
Thanks for the video. i got yet another three of these in different sizes, all need refurbishing. Great chucks, we see Albrecht and Röhm a lot here in Holland. Companies back in the day purchased only quality products. We are still living off their good decisions. I hate it that the market has been pretty much ruined by the cheapo Far East crap which probably took off in the late 80's.
Even after 15 years in machining, I still can not help but snicker a little with all the Ball talk. Guess I am just a terrible person. Great video as always Tom.
Tom...I know this video is over 8 years old but I wanted to give you a tip for future reference. When you want to load the balls into the chuck do the following. Slide the body partially out of the shell so that the upper race of the body is just about flush with the top of the shell. Lay the assembly on its side with the notch for the drive pin facing up. You can now just drop all the balls through the hole made by the drive pin notch. Carefully turn the assembly on end and the body will slide down into the shell capturing all the balls. Twist the body a little and they'll all settle into place. No chasing balls or balancing them on a ledge.
Hi,
my name is Jörg from Germany. I want to thank you for this excellent video. A week ago I bought an old drill press with exactly the same Albrecht drill chuck. As a wanted to clean it, I followed your instructions...and to say it again, I followed EXACTLY your instructions. I could get the job perfectly done. Your video made it possible. Thanks a lot!
Best wishes,
Jörg
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Nice rebuild, never saw that done, just read about it.
Also very respectfull handling of the german knurling ;)
Just bought one on eBay for my #3 Moore jig bore. Thanks for the help.
You’re sorely missed.
Hey! My chuck is famous! It was used on Toms mill. Thanks Tom for the video and helping me out. I was looking forward to seeing what you found out. Chuck works great btw, was using it today. Thanks again.
Just got one and rebuilt it. This video was invaluable in making what somebody thought was an old throwaway into a useful tool again. Thanks, keep it up!
Something really satisfying about bringing a dead tool back to life. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Nice!! can you imagine how many chucks have been replaced over the years due to those issues when just some somple patience and care can bring them back.Great vid.
I just picked one of these up. Came to youtube to find a teardown and look it's Tom! You're even doing the same exact model!
Thanks for the tip re: the jaws and inside of the hood needing to have very slight roughness. I now understand how the self-tightening mechanism works. And it also explains why my other chuck is slipping all the time.
Nice use of the jello shooter cups buddy! Good to see how these chucks are rebuilt. I can send you mine since your soo good at it. I think it's the same size. It's always felt a little spongy to me, so I typically stick with my Jacobs.
Good video for the How To archives Tom. Thanks for sharing.
Adam
i do gun stuff in my machine shop... and i collect those cups and put pins and parts for each group in different cups... makes re-assembly so much sweeter
Awesome.. do u carry them around too?
Great work Tom
I have rebuilt several of these chucks. I made an aluminum close fitting plug that came a bit proud of the ball shelf and poured the balls in and used a nylon stylus to push the balls onto the shelf. I used aluminum but anything non magnetic for the plug. I reinsert the next part and push the plug out keeping the balls in place. You are one of my favorite channels. Thanks for making these videos.
Tom,
Thanks for showing us how to take apart and clean up a chuck. I have to say I have gotten some real nice and expensive tools for free just because they needed a good cleaning and PROPER lubrication.
All The Best!
Mike
Good timing on this video. I got 3 Albrecht chucks in a recent buy, one of which is in desperate need. Time to put on an apron and get to work. Thanks again.
Great video Tom! Thanks. I did a few of these 130 size and smaller, without the benefit of a guide like this. Just throwing out some comments from hard experience: 1) Official Albrecht instructions say NOT to lube the threaded spindle, it should be left dry. 2) If you are making a fitted split clamp for the collar, make one for the hood too. Pipe wrench puts a crush on the hood where it's thin. 3) For a quick QA test, clamp on a HSS drill blank held in a vise. The hands that tighten the chuck should not be able to make it slip (normalized gronkage).
Good the jaws were still OK, last I checked a set was about $80!
Take care,
Mike
Hi Tom, My whole family watch you clean your Balls. Mind you they were on their PC's and Tablets playing games and stuff in the living room, but when it came to the "Cleaning my Balls " line my 10 year old had a hard time trying to stop laughing. But the truth is that you really are sharing a lot of valuable information and a life line of maintaining the machining trade. My son DID learn about the pitting in a chuck and how to clean it. Channels like yours are extremely valuable and move us all forward. Sincerely I thank you for taking the time to share your life's experience. :)
Tom, I rewatched this in preparation for going through my Albrecht chuck collection. Just as wonderfully helpful as the first time I was watched your video. Thanks a lot Buddy. I miss your TH-cam sessions and hope your are well and happy. All the best, Will Bailey
My Drill chuck cleaning worked great. Works
like a charm now.
It had been neglected it’s whole life apparently.
The one you rebuilt in the video looks new,
this one looks like someone pulled it out of
a mud hole.
I was watching you install the balls in your video. It reminded me of attaching the connecting rod on a go cart motors I rebuilt at 12-14 years old. Putting the needle bearings in was the only job I wasn't allowed to do.
Glad I found your video on the chuck. I to got a 1/2" Albrecht chuck on eBay and will be taking it apart as well. i am thinking my chuck may have trouble in the jaw(s). In the mill using both a 1/2 shank and RI I find the chuck body runs rather true a little less than 1 thousands. But when a 1/2 true shank is put into the jaws it's run out ia a little under 2 thousands. I also picked up on another video it is not a good practice to use more than a 1/2 drill in an 1/2 Albrecht Chuck - seems reasonable considering the manner it which it helds.
Great video Tom. Your assistant Mike Carter was very good at holding the chuck for you.
Jester Mclarpet Hey Jester,
You had to dig deep for that one. I was scratching my head for a minute.
Cheers,
Tom
Well, well, well! I happen to have one of these sick patients and this video is the ultimate gold nugget on how to resuscitate this puppy. Thanks you so much for this tutorial!
Nicely done Tom! You keep teaching this old dog new tricks!
I remember when you first posted this. I finally made it to the big leagues and got a 3/8 and a 1/2 inch genuine Albrecht chuck from a used equipment vendor near me. I am now going to use this video to help me clean them up before I start using them.
Thanks a million for sharing your knowledge with us.
Hi there, Tom,
Thank you for this video. I have a Metabo keyless chuck that is in need of some TLC. I knew I'd seen a video several months ago but I couldn't remember whose channel it was on. Today I've found it so I'm closer to making a start. And I have some phenolic block to make the holding fixture! Thanks again.
Hi Tom,
Great video on the Albrecht chuck. Loaded with lots of good info.
Thanks,
Reid
Hey Tom, brilliant as usual.
a tip on how to clean the stone, use brake cleaner or similar
which evaporates and does not leave oil behind, it must be a spray to
penetrate into the dirt.
Hans O
just picked up one of these off of flea bay. what craftsmanship. great video. thank you.
Thanks Tom.
Excellent instructional narrative. Yes, once again that was a little tougher than simple "unscrew the hood" instructions would lead one to believe. Great demo of the right tools make the job easy. Larry
Nice job, I,am now going to get one, and the tweezers. A must have. For the small ball jobs and such.
Tom, I really appreciate this video because there are so many bad ones I have come across and never have I ever known how to even begin fixing one. I would have had I had been able to keep it for my personal yet any shop I worked for seemed to just replace one and then the old one would magically disappear.
Hey I really like that Hammer!
Great video. I found a 1/2 Albrecht chuck in the surplus bin at a local supplier for $20 several years ago. It has some light surface rust, but works very well. I now know what to do if I ever need to service it. Thanks very much.
***** Hi Robert,
Thanks for the comment. They are really nice chucks that will last a lifetime if you take care of them.
Cheers,
Tom
GREAT Video. I did buy one and I believe the jaw is a little chowdered so will be able to take it apart and put in some new jaws. Thanks!!
Thanks for the video on the Albrecht chuck rebuild. There were some good insights there to help me along with improving my chuck. I always prefer to repair rather then replace. Regards, R J
+R J Serra Hi RJ,
Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Thanks I found it very informative and I enjoyed watching you do that cuz no one has any idea how those things come apart so thanks for the video enjoy watching his always hope you and yours are staying safe looking forward to do videos God bless stay safe
Nice rebuilt Tom. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Tom, very good information. I may be using your demonstration to fix my chuck soon, Harvey
Tom, first video I've watched of yours, well done Sir. I've heard about you in the TH-cam world so I thought I'd watch. I learned a lot. Since I subscribed I look forward to more. 73
Tom,
Last year some time I was trying to remove an arbor from an Albrecht chuck. I thought it was possible to drive it off with a rod up the bottom. Before getting too caveman I sent you an email and you were kind enough to explain the process. Thanks for the help then and thanks for this video.
Thx for the video and the clear explanation. It helped me a lot to repare my blocked chuck.
Excellent clear, precise (as always!) and informative video for us all. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to show us how and what to look for.
Nice video, I bought this exact chuck used (except the ring on mine is not split with a locking screw, just solid knurled ring pressed on) and the jaws were toast. I used it for larger drills for a time and decided it was silly to have such a nice chuck with bad jaws so I looked at your video and it gave me all the info needed to salvage this quality chuck. I used aluminum shims to hold the chuck behind the shell in a vise, and never had to separate the R8 arbor, but it was all useful info. I just used Scotchbrite on the inside of the shell taper to clean the surface rust off instead of emery paper. I did use brass shim stock as shown to protect the knurl while using a pipe wrench and it was no more difficult to separate than in the video. Anyhow, good stuff and keep it up!
Hi Brian,
Good deal. These are sweet chucks when they work properly and real frustrating when they don't work. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Hi Tom when I got to the chuck it was a Validus (UK Im in Australia) it was exactly the same as the one you showed. So your vid was very helpful as I had been wondering how to get it apart. now waiting to get a new colet set as gide is broken on one. thanks again
Will
Hi Will,
Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Great video. Your knowledge constantly amazes me. I often wonder how a person of your age (a lot younger than myself) has acquired so much know how. Thanks for the videos.
Tom, Very nice instructional video as always. I was taught that, generally, honing oil doesn't lube the stone or item being honed but rather clears the poores of the stone to present a clean cutting surface. But who knows. May be the honing oil folks keep that story going! :-)
And Tom, you're the ONLY guy I know with magnetic balls....
:-)
Eric
Tom is not the first to have magnetic balls though, at the funeral last year of Sir Jack Brabham, the only man so far to have driven a car of his own construction to a Formula 1 drivers and builders championship, his son told the story of how Sir Jack had felt that strong magnets had helped with his prostate cancer. Jack had used a strong rare earth magnet, and as one magnet had worked well, he decided to get another to see if that was even better. Well, we all know what two magnets do when they get close enough, the first thing the son heard was a scream of pain from his father, and when he reached him, there Jack was with these two magnets clamped to his scrotum! They had to get a couple of pairs of Chanel-Lock pliers to get them apart. That story gave all those who attended the funeral of a truly wonderful bloke, a good chuckle, and another reason for damp eyes.
Thanks for the tip on pipe wrench with copper strip, did the job for me!
Good deal. They are hard to get a good grip on without chowdering the nice knurling. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Thanks Tom! 👏✨ Another great video. You’ve covered the Jacobs and the Albrecht. Thanks for the tips I have some maintenance to do on mine. Maybe I’ll post a video about it. 👍🏼
Thank You !!!. for teaching us how to disassemble an Albrecht Chuck
A length of inner-tube from a bicycle tire works well to protect knurled surfaces from tool marks. Just wrap it around snug. It grips a lot like our skin does. Those little hardened wedges are now on my Christmas wish list. They look like they have a dozen different possible uses.
Hey John,
They are pretty cheap and handy. I have used them for a few separation jobs around the shop.Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Thank you, great explanation. I have the same chuck sitting on my bench with a broken arbour. Now I can repair it and get it back in use.
Tom perfect timing on the video I just pulled the same model chuck out of the trash at work. It's pretty beat up definitely not as nice as Jason's but I might be able to make it serviceable thanks to you.
Excellent video as always Tom! Thanks for all the time you put in to your channel. I would love to see you do some work with your anvil.
Thanks,
Ben
Great video Tom. Chucks are a mystery to 99% of drill owners/us. Would be cool to see the Albrecht and Jacobs (and any other design) chucks apart in the same series. At McDonnell-Douglas (1980s-2000), keyless chucks were a big thing I forgot the brand that was going around. They had a different method of releasing the jaw's grip??? It was some sort of snap action??? Some sequence of holding the outer collar, spooling the drill in reverse and releasing it. It made a "click-clack" sound. It transmitted some sort of impact that loosened the jaw's grip. You could remove a dull drill and install a fresh/sharp drill (or different size) in a snap. Literally! It took about 3 seconds to swap a drill bit! It would be cool to see all of the innards of different types of chucks and some of the trade tricks/secrets, tooling, to work on them. German machine tolerances are scary precise, aren't they!
Thanks for the info! Clear and concise as I've come to expect. Always good to watch the pro work. Gives me confidence right before.....dang it!
great video, thanks. I needed to redo my 1/2 chuck and put in new jaws. I can totally tell it's got too much grease in it also. Mine was also an Ebay buy.
A lot of close tolerance parts in a Albrecht chuck, no wonder they cost so much!
Thanks for the video
That was a very nice video. Great subject and nice refurbish of the chuck. I am sure the owner will be happy as he wont have to deal with his tool falling out. Thanks for the video.
Awesome Tom! Thank you for the video. Just bought two of these on an auction and one needs to come apart for a look-see. Now I know how to pull the bad boy apart.
Hey Guy... .Thankyou Very much for your Instruction. It's perfect your Video. Many Greetings from Berlin/Germany Holger😘
Really like the " fix broken shit" format. Thx for vid.
great video, Tom. gonna do my chuck now with some more confidence. thanks.
Great service repair tom on the Albrecht chuck I really enjoyed watching you tom playing with your balls 😂 this will be a great help for when I need to service my same chuck & play with my balls too. Your the best man!!!
Great video. I've always wondered how one of those came apart.
Another great and informative video. I have worked on several chucks and have had success but..... If you want another challenge on drill chucks I have a few. The first is a nice baby Albrecht that has a "D1" taper and I can't find it a mate. The second is an Abom sized 18N that I can't separate from it's moorse taper, I am about to go Bozo on it. I have not found the J4 taper separation tool to fit on it.
Thanks for taking the mystery out of a key-less chuck. I don't own an Albrecht but I guess all key-less chucks are similar in construction. Even the ones from rice countries.
Thx for posting this.
Has been very useful with fixing an old Metabo chuck here.
It good to now on how to rebuild on it as prevention on long term.
Nice video shot very clear and have the good operation on the dismantle
the item and fix it up till show a good test.
Nice...
Hi Tom, You hit this one out of the park !! One of the best instructional videos that I have seen!!!! Thanks so much M.K.S.
I have a chuck I now know how to fix! Thank you Mr. Tom
Another great learning tool from the machinist Sensei, thanks.
Hi Tom,
Got one of those jammed in dried soluble coolant, meant really jammed..... ! Now it's working just like new, but it was a little bit of a headache. Baaaahhh... for $0, can't have it all.
Cheers, Pierre
Thanks for the great tutorial.
I defiantly have a couple chucks that need maintenance.
Cheers,
Dave
Good video on the care of chucks thanks.
Another great video Tom.
Without the video I would have greased every possible surface and the chuck would be slipping I'm sure. I chucked the end the collar goes on in my lathe with brass shim stock around it and used a strap wrench to take it apart and then tighten it rather than make up tightening jigs. Thanks
Hi T,
I greased a couple things in there that were not supposed to be greased. In particular the jaws in the collar. You can download the "real"rebuild instructions from Albrecht. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
I got a C130-R8 version years ago from a can of scrap. I have been using it for at least ten years & been putting up with the worn jaws. Finally bought the jaws from McMaster-Carr ($150) & fixed it. It's a really easy fix for a $500+ chuck
I have a copy of the Albrecht instructions, and you're right.. they leave out many of the details you took the time to explain. Thanks for demonstrating the in-between maneuvers. I need to rebuild a lil tiny Albrecht that I accidentally got like 2 drops of denatured down into the screw while cleaning the taper. (Went from smooth to binding in seconds.) It's nice to see one exploded on your bench first.
If you wanna take a whack at a beautiful Jacobs Super 16N with one slightly misaligned jaw, let me know and I'll send it on down! lol
-Shawn
(HumCo CA)
This is JUST the video i needed, haha. I could tell my almost indistinguishable rusty one is very, very well made and still has grease sealed in. I didnt want to go poking around with press fits in my naivete of their design.
Hey Tom,
Great learning video. Spent a few snowy days here in Massachusetts doing the same to some Jacobs chucks. Might be a topic for another video.
Cheers
Marty
Thanks Tom. Good to see how one of those works.
Thanks for this video! I have a Rohm chuck that needs to be rebuilt. Now at least I know where to start.
I figured a man like you would have a heavy duty leather band wrench for this kind of work!
I love teardown/repair videos.
The Royal Products/Albrecht catalog says:
"Caution - do not lubricate acme thread on body/spindle assembly.
Thread must be clean and dry for chuck to work correctly. "
link for that info please?
Just Google "Royal Products/Albrecht catalog"
thanks
Great video as always. I've been meaning to rebuild mine. This video will make it easy to do. Thanks
the only thing i am going to say tom is
EXCELLENT tutorial great video shots
Great video . I now what makes these chucks tick know.Thanks
+Barry Beggs Hi Barry,
Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
Excellent Tom,
Very well done, I am now Albrecht chuck empowered!
Thanks man!
Ray
Tom,
Thanks a ton for making this video. Now i want to take apart all of my albtechts. Especially one that runs out really bad. Im going to send you a quick email about it.
Thanks,
Alex
I know what I will be doing this week end, thanks for sharing Tom.
Oh crap Tom!! Now I need to go get one of these for my shop drill press. Love the ease of use and frankly the ease to fix it. Now I just need to figure out what the tapers are on the school shop drill presses. By the way my Mrs. laughs every time she catches me up late at night watching your videos. Now I need to tell her the "watching tom playing with your balls" line.
+Aaron Kokesch Hey Aaron,
You will probably find one of two tapers. Morse or Jacobs taper. The giveaway for Jacobs is they are short compared to Morse. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
very interesting, nice work..
thanks for the video
Good video of the tear apart & fixing. I hope Adam see this so he can fix the Adam size chuck he bought on the Internet or at the Fleamarket really can't remember where he got it. Now to think about it did he get one or wanted to get one?
Dammit, don't get old, u or should I say I, forget things. By the way Tom I miss the, What in the Heck is That, series.Bring it back, I'm sure I'm not the only one that liked it.
Dave
When I rebuilt mine, I put the body down in where the balls go first, then just lifted it far enough that I could drop the balls in through the hole for the retention pin. Once all 26 were in, I just pushed the body down all the way and the balls just arrange themselves.
Jessie VaineoHurst Hi Jessie,
That sounds like a better way to handle the gaggle of balls. Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
I started a 1/32-1/2 Albrecht Refurb last night. I got it in a
“LOT” of tools. I’m pretty sure it had never been apart. The
inside is/was FILTHY/Rusty but the outside was beautiful.
I had some lead flashing on hand so I used that to shield
the knurl. I don’t have any copper like that.
G'day Tom,
I have just serviced four "Albrecht's, after cleaning all the parts I used very fine wet & dry to polish inside the hoods on the lathe before reassembly, all the hoods had a little bit of corrosion, like the one in your video. This left a very smooth finish. Should I remove the hoods & roughen them a bit by hand as you did? I don't want to stuff any jaws on these chucks as they are so expensive to replace. My 1/8" - 5/8" chuck I bought had definitely been taken apart as there were a few bearings missing, so I ordered new ones from a bearing mob - cheap - $6.00 for 30. So, I filled the chuck till there was no gap. Is there a reason for the gap? - should I take one ball out?- the smaller chucks had a gap & the 0 - 5/16 one, If I recall, had 25 bearings & that left a small gap.
I've put new Jacobs arbors on them all - straight & morse & checked them for true in the mill with a drill blank & all was good.. I could shoot you some photos (tools made etc.) if you like.
Great video again mate, I won't miss em...
Cheers - Pedro...
Time for me to reburb my albrecht. Thanks for the vid Tom.
Tom, that was a very good instructional video on the Albrecht keyless chuck, always wondered just what was inside of one. Got a laugh out of the size of mallet you chose to use from all of the others you have. Have a great day buddy and just thinking how your weather is compared to our zero and going lower tonight.
Very helpful Tom. Thank you,Don from Oregon
+Don Dotson Hey Don,
Thanks for the comment.
Cheers,
Tom
yes, I own all 3 Albrecht removal tools. MSC has them on their website. Makes it sooo easy to separate the Chuck's from their arbors, when on a machine or held in a clamp.
Thanks for the video. i got yet another three of these in different sizes, all need refurbishing. Great chucks, we see Albrecht and Röhm a lot here in Holland. Companies back in the day purchased only quality products. We are still living off their good decisions. I hate it that the market has been pretty much ruined by the cheapo Far East crap which probably took off in the late 80's.
Even after 15 years in machining, I still can not help but snicker a little with all the Ball talk. Guess I am just a terrible person. Great video as always Tom.
Do you think a belt wrench would give enough grab to unscrew and tighten the hood? I use um in plumbing to not mar finishes. Nice video, thanks