On 2012-07-12, Berties Miniatures wrote:

I recently inherited a Cameron Micro Drill Press Model 164. It has an
Albrecht 0-1/8" Keyless chuck and it works great but I'd like to be able
to use a little larger bits so I think I need a Jacobs 0-5/32" key type
chuck or maybe and Albrecht 0-1/8" Keyless.

They are very nice drills. Make sure to lube them frequently,
because they are bronze sleeve bearings instead of ball or roller
bearings, and will wear loose fairly quickly with no (or improper) lube.

Mine came with a 0-1/8" Albrecht, as did one I used at work. I
needed the larger grip at work, and swapped a Jacobs keyed chuck from a
"sensitive drill adaptor" (sliding fit in a 1/2" shank, with a spring
return and a driving key inside it, with a ball bearing mounted ring to
grip to pull it down) years ago.

Does anyone know if the shaft chuck taper is JO or a J1 or have any
idea where to get the chuck I need?

IIRC, it is JT0 -- but the easy way to tell is to pop the
Albrecht chuck off the spindle and you will find the size stamped in the
end of the chuck's Jacobs taper collar. Since you are planning to swap
in a larger chuck, there is no point to not taking it off at some point
anyway.

Beware the switch burning up if switched under higher loads.
The switch is too small for what it is handling. Also, higher loads in
the "low speed" switch position will get the built-in series resistor
quite hot. Better to do what I have done with mine -- never used the
"low" speed position, and use a Dremel style speed control to change the
speed.

Is yours new enough to have the clear plastic belt guard on it?
Mine came without one, and yes, I did get my little finger caught in it
once, trying to stabilize the drill press when I was using it where I
could not bolt it down.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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