Hi,
I recently bought a 12V Panasonic drill, and I was wondering If I can
use the power of the drill to tighten and loosen the chuck (squeeze the
trigger and hold the chuck w/ the other hand) for when I want to move
between very different sized bits?
I wrote Panasonic but received a very cryptic response:
Thank you for your inquiry. You must use the chuck key when the drill
is turned off so that he can change his drill bits.
Thank you for contacting Panasonic.
Thank You,
Panasonic Consumer Support
[email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently bought a 12V Panasonic drill, and I was wondering If I can
> use the power of the drill to tighten and loosen the chuck (squeeze the
> trigger and hold the chuck w/ the other hand) for when I want to move
> between very different sized bits?
>
> I wrote Panasonic but received a very cryptic response:
>
> Thank you for your inquiry. You must use the chuck key when the drill
> is turned off so that he can change his drill bits.
>
> Thank you for contacting Panasonic.
>
> Thank You,
> Panasonic Consumer Support
>
I assume it's a keyless chuck. I do this all the time with my 15.6V to
quickly get near the correct opening. Then I put in the bit and snug it
up with the drill. Then I give it a final twist with my hand to finish
tightening it.
(I'm sure the guy who buys his drill based on whether the chuck clicks
all the time or not is cringing at the thought of that whirring noise
when you hold the chuck and hit the trigger :) )
-jj
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<[email protected]> wrote:
> I recently bought a 12V Panasonic drill, and I was wondering If I can
> use the power of the drill to tighten and loosen the chuck (squeeze the
> trigger and hold the chuck w/ the other hand) for when I want to move
> between very different sized bits?
Have you TRIED?
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[email protected] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently bought a 12V Panasonic drill,
> use the chuck key when the drill
> is turned off
Where did you find a cordless drill recently with a chuck key?
How would they expect you to use a keyless chuck?
Tom in KY, I haven't seen a chuck key on a cordless since '97.
Is it a keyless chuck? If not, simply grasping the chuck and spinning is
may not get it tight enough for proper drilling.
Dave
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[email protected] wrote:
> How would they expect you to use a keyless chuck?
The instructions that came with my PC drill said to *not* use the motor
to do the final tightening. The chuck has two sections, and you are
supposed to hold one while twisting the other.
I use the motor to get the opening close, then do the last bit by hand.
Chris
Bascially, they are providing the method that is the safest. i.e. use the
chuck key and don't use the trigger, which is what you should really do.
However, in relaity a lot of people use the trigger to allow fast opening or
closing of the chuck jaws. You have to be careful however when using the
trigger to grab a drill bit because as soon as it grabs the chuck will spin
in your palm/hand and that can sometimes be a bit "iffy" if you are not
careful.
I tend to use the trigger to open the jaws but manually hand turn it to
tighten up a bit as needed. it's a personal thing.
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I recently bought a 12V Panasonic drill, and I was wondering If I can
> use the power of the drill to tighten and loosen the chuck (squeeze the
> trigger and hold the chuck w/ the other hand) for when I want to move
> between very different sized bits?
>
> I wrote Panasonic but received a very cryptic response:
>
> Thank you for your inquiry. You must use the chuck key when the drill
> is turned off so that he can change his drill bits.
>
> Thank you for contacting Panasonic.
>
> Thank You,
> Panasonic Consumer Support
>
But if your name isn't Chuck, whatinthehell are you doing using his drill
bits?
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I recently bought a 12V Panasonic drill, and I was wondering If I can
> use the power of the drill to tighten and loosen the chuck (squeeze the
> trigger and hold the chuck w/ the other hand) for when I want to move
> between very different sized bits?
>
> I wrote Panasonic but received a very cryptic response:
>
> Thank you for your inquiry. You must use the chuck key when the drill
> is turned off so that he can change his drill bits.
>
> Thank you for contacting Panasonic.
>
> Thank You,
> Panasonic Consumer Support
>
I don't think the Panasonic cordless drills have a Key to loosen the chuck.
Long ago they did supply a pry rod to loosen the chuck if you tighten it too
much.
"www" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Bascially, they are providing the method that is the safest. i.e. use the
> chuck key and don't use the trigger, which is what you should really do.
> However, in relaity a lot of people use the trigger to allow fast opening
> or
> closing of the chuck jaws. You have to be careful however when using the
> trigger to grab a drill bit because as soon as it grabs the chuck will
> spin
> in your palm/hand and that can sometimes be a bit "iffy" if you are not
> careful.
>
> I tend to use the trigger to open the jaws but manually hand turn it to
> tighten up a bit as needed. it's a personal thing.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dean Bielanowski
> Editor,
> Online Tool Reviews
> http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Latest 6 Reviews:
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> <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I recently bought a 12V Panasonic drill, and I was wondering If I can
>> use the power of the drill to tighten and loosen the chuck (squeeze the
>> trigger and hold the chuck w/ the other hand) for when I want to move
>> between very different sized bits?
>>
>> I wrote Panasonic but received a very cryptic response:
>>
>> Thank you for your inquiry. You must use the chuck key when the drill
>> is turned off so that he can change his drill bits.
>>
>> Thank you for contacting Panasonic.
>>
>> Thank You,
>> Panasonic Consumer Support
>>
>
>
Everybody in the free world and several people in North Korea do exactly as
you described all the time. Spinning the chuck open or closed in this
fashion saves a ton of time. You won't hear it from Panasonic because their
lawyers told them that if someone leaves the key in the chuck and does this,
or has a sharp/pointy/dangerous bit in the chuck and does this they might
get sued. Just use your head, you'll be fine and so will the drill. Just
make sure you properly tighten a bit using the key if it's a keyed chuck
before actually drilling.
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi,
>
> I recently bought a 12V Panasonic drill, and I was wondering If I can
> use the power of the drill to tighten and loosen the chuck (squeeze the
> trigger and hold the chuck w/ the other hand) for when I want to move
> between very different sized bits?
>
> I wrote Panasonic but received a very cryptic response:
>
> Thank you for your inquiry. You must use the chuck key when the drill
> is turned off so that he can change his drill bits.
>
> Thank you for contacting Panasonic.
>
> Thank You,
> Panasonic Consumer Support
>
On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:41:19 -0600, Chris Friesen wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>> How would they expect you to use a keyless chuck?
>
> The instructions that came with my PC drill said to *not* use the motor to
> do the final tightening. The chuck has two sections, and you are supposed
> to hold one while twisting the other.
>
> I use the motor to get the opening close, then do the last bit by hand.
>
> Chris
If you don't get it tight enough, you'll spin the drill bit in the chuck.
Bad for the chuck, bad for the drill bit.
If you are popping a small hole with a sharp drill into soft material,
this is not an issue. If you are drying to bore a 1/2" hole through 3/8"
steel ... it's a problem.
Use your judgement ... watch the drill bit. If it starts to spin, stop and
tighten it peoperly with the key.
Bill