Drill stuck in chuck - FIXED

[Crooked Tree]

I have somehow managed to get a large twist drill (imperial, ~16mm shank, ~22mm cutting diameter) stuck in the chuck of my pillar drill. It is an Axminster keyless chuck "B16", 3-16mm capacity, which fits into the drill using a morse taper.

Has anyone a clever suggestion for removing it or is it simply a job for a strap wrench of some sort?

 

[powertools]

It's not that uncommon for a driil bit of the max dia of the chuck to get "stuck" in the chuck.
Loosen the chuck as much as you can then lower the drill sharply on to a block of wood to free it.
It will need to go into the chuck to free off the jaws before it will come out.

 

[Crooked Tree]

It is actually the loosening of the chuck that is the problem - I can't turn it . I suspect that I may have applied too much down pressure whilst drilling a piece of steel. Next time I will drill through with a smaller drill first and progress up in size to the large bit.

 

[myturn]

Give it a tap with a hammer, that solves most problems :lol:

 

[powertools]

Don't know then, my next step would be to hold a heavy metal object on one side of the chuck and strike the other side with a hammer.

 

[Argus]

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If you can get the chuck itself off the drill shaft, a bit of gentle heat followed by a series of light clouts along the line of the shaft should move it enough the get a twist on the chuck to work.


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[Crooked Tree]

Fixed. I removed the chuck and its arbor from the quill (wasn't able to separate the chuck from the arbor) and held it in the vice between a couple of pieces of scrap timber. I then used a band wrench to turn the knurled ring above the main body of the chuck and it undid fairly easily.

Gave it a good blast of WD40 to drive out the water from an attempt to heat it , followed by oil.

Thanks for the suggestions.