Tom Cavanagh wrote:
I've got an older Craftsman RAS which I bought a Jacobs 1/2" chuck with 5/8"
thread for mounting. I don't think I'd attempt routing with it either but
it does work well for drilling holes in long pieces. Might not be worth the
expense for limited use. YMMV
Tom
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I have an old Craftsman 10" Radial Arm saw. I want to get a drill chuck
that will screw onto the threaded shaft that the saw blades are attached
to. I guess it is 5/8" diameter. I only want to attach router bits. Does
anyone know what chuck I should be looking for? I'm just an occasional
woodworker, so I don't need a high end chuck.
Excuse any incorrect nomenclature. I call everything "whatchamacallits"

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Bill
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Thanks for all who responded for the info. I have a drill press, and a
router and router table. I was just lazy about mounting the router in
the table whenever I had to do some routing. I don't have a big shop. As
a matter of fact, I don't have a shop at all, it's just a 12' x 16' shed
that shares the space with everything else that will fit in there,
including a tractor, other power equipment, and other lawn and garden
tools. The shed is fed by a heavy duty extension cord from the garage
next door. Whenever I have to use something, I have to move other stuff
to get to it. The radial arm saw is the most accessible, doesn't have to
be moved, and doesn't have a lot of stuff piled on it. :-)

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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