1/2"drill chuck for lathe and two choices of morse tapers (sold separately). Use this drill chuck and either the #1 Morse taper or #2 Morse taper listed to assemble as shown. Key is supplied with chuck. Both #20777 and either #20785 or #20793 need to be ordered to complete assembly as shown. This assembly is used on a lathe to hold a mandrel for turning wood pens and pencils.
Notice: Chuck shown with a Morse Taper installed.
(1) Lathe Chuck or Tapers
| Weight | 1.2700 |
|---|---|
| Type | Drilling |
4.6 / 5.0
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A great lathe accessory
A great lathe acccessory, work really well with my large size forester bits.
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Fits my Nova Comet perfectly, makes center drilling a snap.
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Multiple uses
Bought this for my mini lathe and ended up using it on the lathe to hold a drill bit to drill out some brass rod and center an 8-32 Tap to make some custom gun cleaning rods.
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Chuck
Seems to be a well made product. So far so good.
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Chuck and taper
Works great with my new lathe
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Lathe chuck and tapers
I am glad I ordered these; they have been used much more than I ever expected to. Getting a good start on hollowing is vital, and these tools make the job fast and easy. Nicely done Rockler.
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I fits
It fits the new lathe I got. Have not had time to use it much, looking forward to this winter.
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I love my new chuck. It works perfect for my project
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I need a chuck for an old Craftsman Drill press. The quill on the press has a short taper, about 1 inch long, 5/8 in on the large end, 9/16 on the small end. I wonder if this chuck will fit my press?
The chuck itself keeps vibrating off of the taper. How do you keep it on? The one end of the taper seems secured in the lathe but the chuck will not stay secured to the opposite end. I'm using it with a simple bottle stopper mandrel.
BEST ANSWER: Your chuck isn't on the taper true. Knock it on a little harder with a mallet or hammer/block while the jaws are completely open.
Use a trustworthy straight piece of steel dowel stock or a non taper drill bit you don't mind getting bent and spin it up in the chuck. Check the dowel or drill it with a dial gauge while you spin it by hand.
Tap the rod accordingly, extremely gently. It takes a surprisingly light tap to adjust.
That'll work 90% of the time. If it doesn't, use a bearing press. Go slowly and make sure it's going on straight and mind not to bend the spindle.
Use a trustworthy straight piece of steel dowel stock or a non taper drill bit you don't mind getting bent and spin it up in the chuck. Check the dowel or drill it with a dial gauge while you spin it by hand.
Tap the rod accordingly, extremely gently. It takes a surprisingly light tap to adjust.
That'll work 90% of the time. If it doesn't, use a bearing press. Go slowly and make sure it's going on straight and mind not to bend the spindle.
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- Brian H on Dec 26, 2017
What is the taper on opposite end of the mt2?
BEST ANSWER: Look up "Machine Taper" on Wikipedia. There is a table that gives the dimensions for Morse Taper 2 units. Note that some MT1 units are a bit longer than specified and if you use an adapter, say from MT1 to MT2, you may have to slightly shorten the MT1 unit.
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- Michael S on Jun 7, 2015
- Purchased on Apr 29, 2015
What is the taper shaft size that the chuck mounts to? It looks like the morse taper is a separate part. Since these are also sold seperately, they must be two parts...
What is the shaft diameter of the morse taper shoulder that the chuck mounts to? ....assuming this comes in two parts. Looking for a 5/8" jacobs chuck
What is the shaft diameter of the morse taper shoulder that the chuck mounts to? ....assuming this comes in two parts. Looking for a 5/8" jacobs chuck
BEST ANSWER: These are sold separately. We offer the morse taper in a #1(20785) and a #2(20793)
The #1MT is much smaller and fits most older model Craftsman lathes
The #2MT is what most lathes will be using.
The #1MT is much smaller and fits most older model Craftsman lathes
The #2MT is what most lathes will be using.
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- Rick H Staff on Apr 28, 2015
Can this be used in the headstock without a tailstock spindle or will it fly out?
Does this come assembled?
BEST ANSWER: No. You must place the chuck onto the taper. Make sure you order the proper taper that matches your lathe.
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- Michael S on Aug 18, 2015
- Purchased on Apr 29, 2015
Will this chuck work with the Excelior 1018 mini lathe sold by Rockler?
BEST ANSWER: Yes it works with the Excelior lathe.
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- Todd G on Feb 5, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 14, 2017
Will it hold a 1/16” drill bit tightly?
BEST ANSWER: Yes, it holds a 1/16” drill with no problem.
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- Lowell E on Oct 9, 2019
- Purchased on Nov 2, 2017
Is the back end of the chuck drilled and tapped for a draw bar ?
BEST ANSWER: The chuck that I purchased is not drilled and tapped to receive a threaded draw bar.
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- Steve M on Oct 19, 2018
- Purchased on Dec 3, 2016
Can you drill a 2.5 inch hole with this chuck?
BEST ANSWER: I’ve gone up to 2inches w forstner bit. I think with the right bit and slow speed it would do 2.5. It’s solid
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- Andrew D on Jan 31, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 11, 2016
Looking for confirmation: Have a Jett 1221 Lathe and looking for a drill chuck. Am I correct that I must order the chuck PLUS the taper as two separate items?
BEST ANSWER: Bill you are correct the chuck will come with the key and depending on your lathe you will also need to order a MT#1 or MT#2 taper
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- Chris D on Jun 9, 2017
- Purchased on Jun 13, 2015
I have a Nova Comet II midi lathe... Which taper will it take?
BEST ANSWER: # 2, good way to remember is you have a Nova 2.
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- Kenneth J on Dec 27, 2015
- Purchased on Apr 9, 2015
What threading is needed to hold the Morse taper in the lathe?
BEST ANSWER: There are no threads on this morse taper. It is held in place by friction.
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- Rick H Staff on Apr 17, 2015
How do I tell which Morse-taper I need, a #1 or #2?
BEST ANSWER: Should say in the manual for your drill press, which is probably online if you don’t have it.
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- ANDREW K Staff on Jun 11, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 1, 2017
Does the #2 Morse taper come in different lengths? I can't put my drill chuck on the head end of my lathe because the taper is to long.
BEST ANSWER: I think there is only 1 length. Google shows only one size for all tapers
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- Marc B on Apr 11, 2019
- Purchased on May 25, 2017
Will this fit the Jet JWL-1014 mini lathe?
BEST ANSWER: I have the mini lathe and this chuck. They work great together. I use it all the time.
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- MIKE R on Feb 22, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 10, 2017
Will this work for a jet 1221 woodworkin?g lathe
BEST ANSWER: One of the Morse tapers should...they are standard sizes, and both will work with the chuck itself.
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- ROD J on Nov 24, 2018
- Purchased on Nov 21, 2016
Will this fit the excelsior mini lathe?
BEST ANSWER: Yes it will. Thats the Lathe I have and I use it a lot. Happy Turning
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- timothy g on Oct 13, 2017
- Purchased on Oct 22, 2015
I need a tapered lathe chuck not the drill one the other end that clamps materal
BEST ANSWER: A different supplier offers a 1"x8 tpi with MT2 tailstock chuck adapter but I have not seen one from Rockler.
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- DONALD P on Mar 8, 2016
- Purchased on Dec 6, 2014
What number taper do I need for a Excelsior mini lathe?
How is drill chuck arbor installed in chuck?
BEST ANSWER: Just put it into the tail stock on your lathe, that’s it!
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- Phil W on Feb 20, 2019
- Purchased on Mar 23, 2017
I have a Delta mini Lathe, will this fit my lathe, I'm not sure of the taper. I think a # 2 would work but not sure ?
BEST ANSWER: Can’t answer fit, I have a Grizzley G0766 lathe. Look for one that you can put a draw bar on to hold to your headstock
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- Larry J on Jan 25, 2019
- Purchased on Jan 21, 2017
I have a shop smith and the drilling chuck is missing, I don’t know the taper any suggestion?
BEST ANSWER: I don't know the taper but what I did was take my part that has the taper with the 4 things to turn the wood into rockler and see what chuck I needed
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- Joe S on Oct 15, 2018
- Purchased on Oct 14, 2016
what is the diameter of the non tapered end ?
BEST ANSWER: The answer is that there is no non tapered end, the entire shaft is tapered..
It appears to be a #2 morse taper, so the entire shaft is tapered and there are no non tapered diameters.
It appears to be a #2 morse taper, so the entire shaft is tapered and there are no non tapered diameters.
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- Jean-Paul D on Apr 21, 2018
- Purchased on Apr 30, 2016
The lathe chuck with taper is stuck in the lathe, what is the best way to loosen for removal?
BEST ANSWER: Enter an answer to this question.You should have a rod that goes into either the headstock or the tail stock. Put the rod in place and gently tap the chuck out.
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- CLAY G on Feb 21, 2018
- Purchased on Feb 20, 2016
I have the Excelsior Mini Lathe. What taper do I need?
Kindly confirm my specifications; Drill chuck Morse taper- 1-2(1/2 x 20) capacity 13mm body 53mm Dim, length 86mm, key - s3. Is this exactly what you have?
BEST ANSWER: yes it is and i am happy with it at this point
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- leo r g on May 4, 2017
- Purchased on Jun 10, 2015
I have an old Ridgid wood lathe model WL1200LS1 can some one tell me which morse taper should I use on the tail stock?
BEST ANSWER: If it is long and skinny it could be 1# If it is a bit larger It could be a 2# Do you have the end piece, it you do take it to Rockler and they could tell you
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- mike s on Dec 21, 2016
- Purchased on Dec 29, 2014
my quill is 2-1/2 inches long large end is 3/4 inch small end is 1/2 inch what item do I need Item 20777?
BEST ANSWER: I'M really not sure. Sorry. I think an M2 tapered attachment would fit your lathe, if I understood your question.
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- Thomas V on Feb 2, 2016
- Purchased on May 7, 2015
Will this chuck work on a Grizzly Lathe, model G0766?
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