Albrecht Chuck

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McGrew

Plastic

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Sep 30, 2011

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South Carolina USA

• Aug 11, 2018

• #1

Hello guys, I found what I thought was a deal today at a local flea market. I bought a new in box, still wrapped in brown paper Albrecht 130 chuck. The guy asked $10, and I could not get my money out fast enough. The only issue is the taper is a J6. I am not familiar with this taper. Would I be correct in assuming this is a Jarno taper? All my other chucks use a Jacobs taper (JT), but this one is just stamped J6. I need to buy an R8 arbor, but so far have only found R8 to J6 arbors from Albrecht. Do I have any other options? Thanks! Oh, and this guy had two of these chucks, both NIB, but I only bought one since I was unsure about the taper. Do I need to go back and get the other one?

 

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L Vanice

Diamond

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Feb 8, 2006

Location

Fort Wayne, IN

• Aug 11, 2018

• #2

Get the other one and sell both to me for double your money. Or just buy the R8-J6 arbor.

My first floor model drill press had a Jacobs 33 taper with locking collar, so I was familiar with that taper and used to being able to easily remove the chuck to install other attachments like a drum sander and 1/4" collet chuck for router bits.

My first Albrecht was a 130 J33 on a Jacobs R8-J33 arbor because I knew that was a standard size for 1/2" chucks. It slipped and galled the taper, inside and out the first time I drilled a hole with it on my new vertical mill. Yes, rookie mistake, many years ago. I did my research and found the Jacobs 6 taper is the next larger than J33 and the Albrecht 130 chuck is made for either one. So I bought the J6 female taper part and installed it in my almost new chuck and bought a new R8-J6 arbor. And did a proper job of mounting the chuck to the arbor, so I never had another issue with slipping chucks of any brand or size.

Larry

 

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McGrew

Plastic

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Sep 30, 2011

Location

South Carolina USA

• Aug 12, 2018

• #3

Larry, Thank you for the response. This chuck is stamped J6, and I assume that is not a Jacobs taper? I can buy R8-JT6 arbors almost anywhere, but the R8-J6 seems a bit more obscure. Is the J6 a Jarno taper? Thanks! Danny

 

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L Vanice

Diamond

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Fort Wayne, IN

• Aug 12, 2018

• #4

McGrew said:

Larry, Thank you for the response. This chuck is stamped J6, and I assume that is not a Jacobs taper? I can buy R8-JT6 arbors almost anywhere, but the R8-J6 seems a bit more obscure. Is the J6 a Jarno taper? Thanks! Danny

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J6 is a Jacobs taper.

Larry

 

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McGrew

Plastic

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Sep 30, 2011

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South Carolina USA

• Aug 12, 2018

• #5

Larry, Thank you! That make things a lot easier! Danny

 

eKretz

Diamond; Mod Squad

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Mar 27, 2005

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Northwest Indiana, USA

• Aug 12, 2018

• #6

If you don't go back and get the other for $10 you need to give YOURSELF a huge dope slap. Another thing I've always done to seat chucks on an arbor is heat them up a bit. Hot but not enough to discolor and screw up temper. Gives just a little extra bite. Never had one slip when installed this way.

 

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MrSteve

Aluminum

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Boston/North Shore, MA, USA

• Aug 12, 2018

• #7

Jacobs (and other) tapers, courtesy of Jacobs Chuck:

http://www.jacobschuck.com/MagentoShare/media/documents/jacobs-technical-information.pdf

 

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McGrew

Plastic

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Sep 30, 2011

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South Carolina USA

• Aug 12, 2018

• #8

Thank you guys! I will definitely go back and get the other chuck. The only reason I did not buy both when I saw them was the fact that they were stamped J6 and not JT6. I was afraid I was buying something I would have a hard time finding an arbor for. I did not realize J6 and JT6 were the same. Guess I was trying to make things more difficult than necessary... Headed back to flea market now! Danny

 

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McGrew

Plastic

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Sep 30, 2011

Location

South Carolina USA

• Aug 16, 2018

• #9

I was able to pick up the second chuck. I’m a pretty happy camper. I usually don’t find these deals. R8 arbors should be here next week. Not aa bad dealfor $20!

 

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eKretz

Diamond; Mod Squad

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Northwest Indiana, USA

• Aug 17, 2018

• #10

That's a teeny bit of an understatement.

 

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McGrew

Plastic

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Sep 30, 2011

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South Carolina USA

• Aug 17, 2018

• #11

That was a bit “tongue in cheek”. But to my credit, I gave him the asking price and did not even haggle!

 

Big B

Diamond

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Jun 26, 2009

Location

Michigan, USA

• Aug 17, 2018

• #12

Don't burn your hands on them. They might be a little hot.

 

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McGrew

Plastic

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Sep 30, 2011

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South Carolina USA

• Aug 17, 2018

• #13

Big B, it is possible considering they were found at a small flea market on the side of the road. I don’t even do flea markets, but this one had some interesting stuff outside that caught my attention. The owner seemed to be a legit businessman...