Drill chuck accessories & adapter
Drill chuck adapter: What doesn't fit, make it fit
We know the principle of adapters from our holidays. You arrive at your hotel exhausted from a long journey and urgently need to charge your smartphone. But when you plug it in, you realise that the plug simply won't fit into the socket. Experienced travellers always have an adapter to hand, others will certainly be helped quickly at reception. Insert the adapter into the foreign socket and the domestic plug will fit again without any problems.
A drill chuck adapter works in the same way. Well, except that this is not about power transfer - otherwise something would have gone very wrong. The adapter is there when you want to try out a new drill chuck simply and easily. The adapter is a useful little helper that saves you time and trouble.
When do you need a drill chuck adapter?
But let's start from the beginning. What is a drill chuck and why would you want to change it? The drill chuck is an important component that connects the tool - i.e. the drill bit - and the machine - i.e. the drilling machine. Every drilling machine has a drill chuck, even your cheap cordless screwdriver from the DIY store. However, not every drill chuck has excellent properties and delivers the results you want. You may therefore want to try out a new drill chuck.
If the drill chuck holder on your machine matches the new drill chuck, you can replace the entire drill chuck. In many cases, however, this is not possible or not desirable. This is where the drill chuck adapter comes into play. This is because the adapter allows you to simply insert the new drill chuck into the old tool holder.
Let's stick with the hotel socket example. The problem would also be solved if you asked the hotel to replace the entire socket with one that fits your plug. That would be an effort that no hotel in the world would go to. The socket adapter solves the problem much more easily. The adapter does exactly the same for your problem with the drill chuck.
Drill chuck adapter at a glance
Various types of drill chuck are summarised under the term drill chuck adapter accessories. Most of them are adapters in the classic sense, but there are also some variations. Let's take a look at the most common drill chuck adapters.
Taper mandrels
A taper shank arbor is not strictly speaking a drill chuck adapter, but the intended way to connect a drill chuck and drilling machine. You usually need a taper shank arbor with high-quality stationary drilling machines. The taper shank arbor adapter ensures particularly good concentricity, as the cones are precision-ground. When you purchase a new drill chuck, the taper shank arbor is often already included. However, it can also be purchased separately. Taper mandrels are available in various designs and different sizes, which are standardised according to DIN. When using taper shank arbor as drill chuck adapters, you must therefore make sure which model is compatible with your machine.
SDS-Plus drill chuck adapter
An SDS-Plus drill chuck adapter enables the use of drill chucks with an internal thread holder in SDS-Plus rotary hammers. The SDS-Plus shank is a special shank design that can be found on hammer drills and enables easy tool changes and very good power transmission. To be able to use these drill bits, you need a hammer drill that is also designed for this shank form. The SDS-Plus drill chuck adapter is used to be able to use other tools without an SDS-Plus shank with this type of hammer drill. This allows you to easily attach a normal drill chuck for tools with a round shank to your hammer drill.
Drill chuck adapter for bit holder
With a drill chuck adapter for a bit holder, you can upgrade even inexpensive hand tools with high-quality drill chucks. The bit adapter is screwed into the threaded holder of your desired drill chuck and can then be clamped into the bit holder of your device. This means that devices with a hexagonal holder can also be used with tools with a round shank. Thanks to the drill chuck adapter, you can also easily switch back and forth between the two versions.
Drill chuck adapter for Weldon shank
The Weldon shank is used for core drilling. A core drill is always used when particularly large diameters are required, for example when installing sockets or ventilation holes in house walls. The core drill is operated with a special core drill and the two are connected via a Weldon tool holder. If you also want to use other drill bits with a core drill, you can attach a suitable drill chuck using the drill chuck adapter for the Weldon holder.
Drill chuck adapter for thread reduction
A slightly different type of drill chuck adapter is used for thread reduction. You can attach the small part to a 1/2" x 20 UNF threaded mount, for example, and reduce it to 3/8" x 24 UNF. This extends the range of drill chucks that you can use with your machine.
When drill chuck adapters can be useful
If drilling and similar tasks are part of your daily work, then it is worth investing in equipment that fits together even without a drill chuck adapter. But for occasional use or if DIY is your hobby, you can expand the range of applications of your drill enormously with a drill chuck adapter for little money and with little effort. Thanks to the simple installation, you don't have to worry about damaging your device when changing the drill chuck. This makes drill chuck adapters a useful addition to any toolbox.
A large selection of drill chucks for various drill chuck holders, drill chuck adapters and everything related to drill chucks can be found in the BAER online shop. Screw taps can also be found in the BAER online shop. Are you unsure which adapter fits to your machine? Then simply ask us as your screw tap manufacturer! You can reach us at BAER at any time by phone, email or conveniently via our contact form.