Any clever cures for that? I have a fairly new
cordless drill that slips even more than my old
corded drill. I've never liked keyless chuck, but
no one sells anything else anymore.

On Thu, 29 Sep 2016 19:46:08 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:

Any clever cures for that? I have a fairly new
cordless drill that slips even more than my old
corded drill. I've never liked keyless chuck, but
no one sells anything else anymore.


Chucks are removable an can be replaced. I suppose you could use a keyed
one too. Keyless have their limits, like dont try to hold a 3/8 bit and
drill heavy steel.

On 9/29/2016 4:46 PM, Mayayana wrote:
Any clever cures for that? I have a fairly new
cordless drill that slips even more than my old
corded drill. I've never liked keyless chuck, but
no one sells anything else anymore.

Try hex shank drill bits.

On Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 6:47:24 PM UTC-5, Mayayana wrote:
Any clever cures for that? I have a fairly new
cordless drill that slips even more than my old
corded drill. I've never liked keyless chuck, but
no one sells anything else anymore.

The better quality/designed keyless chucks have carbine jaws and an improved locking mechanism. I bought a used Milw. Magnum M18 drill with a half inch keyless that performs well.

"AL" wrote

| Try hex shank drill bits.
|

That seems like a good idea, but I actually
use it most with a phillips bit for screws, and
that repeatedly comes loose, even falling out,
despite having a hex shaft.

On Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 7:47:24 PM UTC-4, Mayayana wrote:
Any clever cures for that? I have a fairly new
cordless drill that slips even more than my old
corded drill. I've never liked keyless chuck, but
no one sells anything else anymore.

How new is "fairly new"? Any chance it's still under warranty?

I recently switched to Rigid and like the feel (size, balance and weight)
much better than my trusty DeWalt (dead batteries). The lifetime warranty
is attractive too.

"DerbyDad03" wrote

| How new is "fairly new"? Any chance it's still under warranty?
|

About a month. But it works fine. It just slips.
I've never had a keyless chuck that didn't slip,
but this is a bit worse than most. I just
thought maybe someone had come up with a
trick. (I've considered trying to file the contact
surfaces a bit, to rough them up.)

I actually haven't used a portable drill for many
years. They always seemed expensive and limited.
But I had to get one for an outside job and now
I'm very impressed with the power and battery life.

| I recently switched to Rigid and like the feel (size, balance and weight)
| much better than my trusty DeWalt (dead batteries). The lifetime warranty
| is attractive too.
|

Why not just buy new batteries? I can't
assess Rigid. I've never tried them. But they
seem to be a low-end Home Depot product,
so I doubt I will try them. I'd be curious to know
whether others have had good luck.

Lifetime warranty? Probably pro-rated, though?
And when have you ever had a drill that's fallen
apart? I don't pay attention to warranties. They're
usually not worth the trouble. If it works for the
first few weeks I figure it's my responsibility after
that.

I have had some bad experiences lately with
Samsung DVD players. One died young. Then a
Blu-Ray player turns out to have funky DRM
built in that sometimes rejects normal DVDs.
But the players were only about $40. So I've
learned my lesson. No more Samsung. They don't
seem to be the dependable company they once
were. If I'd filed for warranties on both players I'd
still just buy a replacement rather than hassle with
warranty requirements to replace a model I don't
really want to keep.

On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 8:13:47 AM UTC-5, Mayayana wrote:
"AL" wrote

| Try hex shank drill bits.
|

That seems like a good idea, but I actually
use it most with a phillips bit for screws, and
that repeatedly comes loose, even falling out,
despite having a hex shaft.

These quick change adapters work well: http://tinyurl.com/htsxrxm

On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:02:35 -0400, "Mayayana"
wrote:

"DerbyDad03" wrote

| How new is "fairly new"? Any chance it's still under warranty?
|

About a month. But it works fine. It just slips.
I've never had a keyless chuck that didn't slip,
but this is a bit worse than most. I just
thought maybe someone had come up with a
trick. (I've considered trying to file the contact
surfaces a bit, to rough them up.)
I have found,lubricating the chuck makes it work better. They seem to
bind up before they get tight otherwise

On Friday, September 30, 2016 at 10:04:16 AM UTC-4, Mayayana wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote

| How new is "fairly new"? Any chance it's still under warranty?
|

About a month. But it works fine. It just slips.
I've never had a keyless chuck that didn't slip,
but this is a bit worse than most. I just
thought maybe someone had come up with a
trick. (I've considered trying to file the contact
surfaces a bit, to rough them up.)

I have never had a "slippage" issue with keyless chucks. I've been using
cordless drills for decades, mostly DeWalt.


I actually haven't used a portable drill for many
years. They always seemed expensive and limited.
But I had to get one for an outside job and now
I'm very impressed with the power and battery life.

| I recently switched to Rigid and like the feel (size, balance and weight)
| much better than my trusty DeWalt (dead batteries). The lifetime warranty
| is attractive too.
|

Why not just buy new batteries? I can't
assess Rigid. I've never tried them. But they
seem to be a low-end Home Depot product,
so I doubt I will try them. I'd be curious to know
whether others have had good luck.

New batteries (18V NiCd) for the DeWalt would have cost me ~$100.

For less than $150 on sale I got an 18V Li-ion kit - Drill and Impact
Driver.

I'll leave the reading of reviews to you. I think it would be worth your
while to check them out and don't discount them just because they are
from a borg.



Lifetime warranty? Probably pro-rated, though?
And when have you ever had a drill that's fallen
apart? I don't pay attention to warranties. They're
usually not worth the trouble. If it works for the
first few weeks I figure it's my responsibility after
that.

Not Pro-rated, batteries included. Again, read the reviews and read the
warranty coverage.

https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/full-lifetime-warranty

Mayayana posted for all of us...



Any clever cures for that? I have a fairly new
cordless drill that slips even more than my old
corded drill. I've never liked keyless chuck, but
no one sells anything else anymore.

Another example of you get what you pay for. I use Milwaukee $$$, never had
a problem.

I see many good answers but your symptoms seem to suggest a binding chuck.
If Greg Fretwells lube job doesn't fix it I would return it.

--
Tekkie

On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:10:50 -0400, Tekkie®
wrote:

If Greg Fretwells lube job doesn't fix it I would return it.

LOL

On 2016-09-30, Mayayana wrote:

But it works fine. It just slips.

Then it obviously does NOT work fine.

I've never had a keyless chuck that didn't slip,

I have a DeWalt 13V drill motor and a 13V Hitachi impact/drill motor.
Both have keyless chucks and neither "slips".

nb

On 1 Oct 2016 18:45:09 GMT, notbob wrote:

On 2016-09-30, Mayayana wrote:

But it works fine. It just slips.

Then it obviously does NOT work fine.

I've never had a keyless chuck that didn't slip,

I have a DeWalt 13V drill motor and a 13V Hitachi impact/drill motor.
Both have keyless chucks and neither "slips".

nb

My former 18V Bosch hammer drill and current 12V Rockwell 3Rill 3 N 1
do not slip, either. Who put the bit in

On 09/29/2016 6:46 PM, Mayayana wrote:
Any clever cures for that? ...

You don't say what brand, but the quality matters.

I've several Milwaukee one-piece keyless chucks that don't slip even
with large bits and hammer mode in steel or masonry/concrete.

OTOH, the little cheapie two-piece chuck on an inexpensive B&D is nearly
impossible to even use, what more tighten for any "real" work...

By quality and I'd expect you'd not be disappointed.

On Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 7:31:02 PM UTC-4, dpb wrote:
On 09/29/2016 6:46 PM, Mayayana wrote:
Any clever cures for that? ...

You don't say what brand, but the quality matters.

I've several Milwaukee one-piece keyless chucks that don't slip even
with large bits and hammer mode in steel or masonry/concrete.

OTOH, the little cheapie two-piece chuck on an inexpensive B&D is nearly
impossible to even use, what more tighten for any "real" work...

By quality and I'd expect you'd not be disappointed.

I'm curious about the brand in question also. It's must be a quality brand
because Mayayana doesn't buy low end tools. When I mentioned Rigid he
said "I can't assess Rigid. I've never tried them. But they seem to be a
low-end Home Depot product, so I doubt I will try them."

I'm not sure how he determined that they were a low-end product (price does
not always tell the whole story) so I suggested he read some reviews.

On 10/01/2016 9:00 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 7:31:02 PM UTC-4, dpb wrote:
....

By [sic] (BUY) quality and I'd expect you'd not be disappointed.

I'm curious about the brand in question also. It's must be a quality brand
because Mayayana doesn't buy low end tools. When I mentioned Rigid he
said "I can't assess Rigid. I've never tried them. But they seem to be a
low-end Home Depot product, so I doubt I will try them."

I'm not sure how he determined that they were a low-end product (price does
not always tell the whole story) so I suggested he read some reviews.

I've not tried any of the Ridgid-branded stuff from HD, either; the only
relationship with the Ridgid pipe tools is they've licensed the name;
they have nothing to do with the manufacture of the products.

The outlet and the price points in general are what he's judged on
doubt; altho most reviews I've read indicate the quality level is pretty
decent for the price points...