Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

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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Sears has a special part for this. I purchased one years ago. Maybe I can
find it, if I can I would be happy to send it to you, since once I found out
the RAS motor does not rotate fast enough for routing, I ended up putting
this away to gather dust.

I think my RAS motor speed is around 3400 rpm. I would not attempt to use a
router below 10,000 rpm.

I recall a feature of a competitor was a much faster motor speed which would
enable using this for practical routing.

Dave Paine.

"willshak" wrote in message
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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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In Hamptonburgh, NY
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Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

My Craftsman RAS purchased in 1975 has a threaded shaft on the back
side of the saw motor that will turn in the correct direction. I use
my drill chuck to hold a small grinding wheel or drill bits before I
got a drill press. I tried using it for a router, but you are right it
doesn't work very well.

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

"Larry Kraus" wrote in message
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I don't think you will find such a chuck for your saw. Most radial arm
saw arbors (left-hand threaded shaft that the saw blades are attached
to) rotate in the wrong direction for conventional router bits. Also,
most such motors rotate at about 3450 rpm, which is about one third to
one sixth of the speed router bits are designed for. Years ago, one
manufacturer (PowerKraft?) made a RAS that could use router bits, but
it used a geared shaft on the opposite side of the motor that ran at
about 18,000 rpm.


The chuck threads on to the right hand side of the motor, not the arbor
side. I have one and used the RAS and chuck and drill bit as a horizontal
boring machine.

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

willshak wrote:

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"

Yup, I have one that I can probably put my hands on. If one of the
previous responders can't find theirs, let me know. Remove the "mahalo"
from my email. It's freeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
mahalo,
jo4hn

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

"jo4hn" wrote in message
...
willshak wrote:

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"

Yup, I have one that I can probably put my hands on. If one of the
previous responders can't find theirs, let me know. Remove the "mahalo"
from my email. It's freeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

I just bought one for $5 and thought that was a great deal. But free!?!?
Of course, I haven't found a need for it yet, which might be why you are
giving it away...

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

willshak wrote:
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.

You can get router collet chucks for your saw from Sears. As others said,
the saw won't rout well at all so I wouldn't bother.
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...ertical=TOOL&p
id=00903239000&tab=des#tabs

However, that shaft *is* handy for other things...sanding drums, standard
drill chuck. The shaft is 1/2" X 20 thread.


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Toller wrote:
"jo4hn" wrote in message
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willshak wrote:


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"


Yup, I have one that I can probably put my hands on. If one of the
previous responders can't find theirs, let me know. Remove the "mahalo"
from my email. It's freeeeeeeeeeeeeee.


I just bought one for $5 and thought that was a great deal. But free!?!?
Of course, I haven't found a need for it yet, which might be why you are
giving it away...


The RAS was my second power tool (after an ancient scroll saw), so I
used it as a boring machine. Worked OK until I bought an actual drill
press. I would like reimbursement for shipping charges unless anybody
wants to drive up to paradise to collect it.
smile,
jo4hn

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

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
"willshak" wrote in message
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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"

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at'

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

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
"willshak" wrote in message
...

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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In Hamptonburgh, NY
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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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In Hamptonburgh, NY
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"willshak" wrote in message
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Whenever I have to use something, I have to move other stuff to get to it.

Story of my life... ;-) At least the freezer finally died.

-- Mark

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

willshak wrote:[snip]
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. :-)

DAMHIKT but do NOT under any circumstances pile anything on the RAS
table. That sucker has to be perpendicular to the blade at all times
and readjusting it is a PITA.
BTDT,
jo4hn

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

Tyke Wrote:
Sears has a special part for this. I purchased one years ago. Maybe I
can
find it, if I can I would be happy to send it to you, since once I
found out
the RAS motor does not rotate fast enough for routing, I ended up
putting
this away to gather dust.

I think my RAS motor speed is around 3400 rpm. I would not attempt to
use a
router below 10,000 rpm.

I recall a feature of a competitor was a much faster motor speed which
would
enable using this for practical routing.

Dave Paine.

"willshak" wrote in message
...
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"

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at'
I used the 1/2 in. chuck off my DeWalt 18 volt drill.


--
monkeydave

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

willshak (in ) said:

| I'm just an occasional woodworker, so I don't need a high end chuck.

I don't agree. Runout and bit retention could be problems with a cheap
3-jaw chuck. A collet holder would be a much better solution - but you
won't find routing with the spindle speed limited to sawblade RPMs
very satisfying.

If you really want/need to do routing operations, you'll almost
certainly get better results with an inexpensive router. Even for only
occasional use, it'd be worth the money spent for the router.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

I agree w/Morris, I have an old Craftsman (1972) RAS. It has a threaded
shaft on the opposite end from the blade. I thought it was neat, but soon
discovered that it is almost useless. I did use it for some small sander I
had, but it is too slow for just about anything else.

"Morris Dovey" wrote in message
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willshak (in ) said:

| I'm just an occasional woodworker, so I don't need a high end chuck.

I don't agree. Runout and bit retention could be problems with a cheap
3-jaw chuck. A collet holder would be a much better solution - but you
won't find routing with the spindle speed limited to sawblade RPMs
very satisfying.

If you really want/need to do routing operations, you'll almost
certainly get better results with an inexpensive router. Even for only
occasional use, it'd be worth the money spent for the router.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

I have a shaper attachment for mine along with a jig saw did not know there
was a drill attachment

Al

"willshak" wrote in message
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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"

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To Email, remove the double zeroes after 'at'

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In addition to the advice you have gotten from others, I might also
add that a drill chuck is not designed to handle side loads. If you
were to try to do any routing using a drill chuck, you would probably
find the router bit quickly walking out of the chuck. Even at "low"
speeds, that can get real exciting.

Regards,
Ed

On Thu, 04 May 2006 20:05:08 -0400, willshak
wrote:

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"

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

replying to jo4hn, Clinton Crawford wrote:
Any chance you still have this? I am looking for the same thing.

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Where can I get a chuck for my 9€� older ras with 5/8€� 18 left handed thread mount chuck

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On Sat, 5 Dec 2020 02:01:25 +0000, Cokesfloat
wrote:

Where can I get a chuck for my 9” older ras with 5/8” 18 left handed thread mount chuck

Are you sure it's not 5/8" x 16? 18tpi would be really strange. If
it is 5/8" x 16 you can try:

https://www.amazon.com/Superior-Electric-J3113HH-48-66-1381-48-66-1380/dp/B002UOGDJ6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=5%2F8-16+Drill+Chucks&qid=1607139714&sr=8-1

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

I need one also 5/8€�18 Lh thread fitted chuck.

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On Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 3:45:08 PM UTC-8, Cokesfloat wrote:
I need one also 5/8€�18 Lh thread fitted chuck.
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You won't find one. Twist drills are made to turn clockwise-as-seen-from-the-motor,
and most drill presses only turn that way, so the spindles are threaded righthanded into
the chuck (that way, the chuck won't come loose during heavy torque).
A machinist could, though, make an adapter to a taper-mount type of three jaw chuck.

Drill chuck for Radial Arm Saw
 

Can you get in touch with me,like to get one ,willing to pay you for your trouble

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