Mini chucks

[MilwRoader_Steve]

Bought a set of mini chucks from AMazon and am very happy. Here is a pic of one that has a hex shank for use with screw guns like my B&D pictured. The low speed and weight of that screw gun made control of the process quite easy.

The set I got had two hex shank chucks and two straight for use in rotary tools. Hope this helps another modeler out there!

Steve J

 

[logandsawman]

Steve, I was never able to control my small bits with an electric drill of any kind. Maybe I am drilling smaller holes, however I purchased a pin vice with 4 different chucks built in and just spin it back and forth between a finger and thumb to get a quick hole drilled.

Bought it at Scale Model Supplies on Lexington near University.

 

[MilwRoader_Steve]

Bought it at Scale Model Supplies on Lexington near University.

Great place - - spent too many hours just browsing there! Good thing I ain't closer - - but I do drive over to StP fairly often as my daughter lives over there.

 

[logandsawman]

Great place - - spent too many hours just browsing there! Good thing I ain't closer - - but I do drive over to StP fairly often as my daughter lives over there.

I usually end up with a headache when visiting this store, there is so much to look at and my imagination gets the best of me!!!

Honestly, I ware myself out!

 

[747flier]

I also have found a pin vice with the hex shaft. Most often I will start such small holes by hand. I have chucked the pin vice in my very large drill press which insures a straight entry and has controllable speeds.

 

[Smudge617]

I'm too heavy handed to use a power tool to drill small holes.

 

[MikeGTW]

I bought a three piece set of chucks three different sizes can use them on either the big drill press or the small table top one
also a bunch of pin vices
Also bought one of these works great on plastic and a plus it's a kit not ready to run
https://www.amazon.com/74041-Tamiya-Electric-Handy-Drill/dp/B01LX208SY

 

[747flier]

A ship modeler friend put together one of those Tamiya drill kits and I guess it works OK. I sometimes use a Dremel tool but it's not low speed enough, on off switch too clunky and a big tool. Not an everyone solution but the drill press gets it straight and has a good feed handle. I can well appreciate that hand drilling had many limitations, it does for me!