Customer Reviews

Milwaukee 49-22-1560 1/4-Inch Chuck Attachment

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just to let you know the chuck comes with a chuck key. it is not listed anywhere and Amazon tries to sell you one for $2.15. i almost bit but the shipping was going to be over $6 on a $2 item. i was pleased when i opened the box.

Great for drilling pilot holes using odd size drills, (drills unavailable with hex shanks). Use a quick change (ball) chuck in the drill and switching between drill bit and drive bit is a snap. I purchased a keyless chuck first and it was too bulky and did not hold small bits well. The key drive on this chuck fixed that problem and I prefer the smaller size. A word about quick change or ball chucks, get the type that releases the tool by pushing the collar forward (away from the drill, Milwaukee or Ryobi do). I used a Hitachi (release by pulling the collar back) for a short time and moving around the job site with the drill on a belt hook resulted in the loss of several bits! It pains me to say this, because I'm a Milwaukee fan, but I found the Ryobi qc chuck to be more durable.

Well made, solid, comes with a key so don't need to buy another one from Amazon. I bought it to convert my electric screwdriver to a drill for small bit sizes, works well.

I originally bought this with the intention of giving my Yankee-style spiral ratcheting screwdrivers a drilling option. It works okay with my original Yankee from '50s (it's a touch wobbly) but it works great with my modern Schroeder spiral ratcheting driver, which has much tighter, more stable action (Schroeder FYI, is a German precision parts company).

Now it also gets used with my Milwaukee 12-volt sub-compact driver/drill so I can use higher quality drill bits with a wider variety of sizes which makes a world of difference and vastly expands the role of this amazing little power tool.

The keyed chuck and light weight make it a lot more practical of an option than the heavy Makita 1/2" keyless version that relies on drilling at high speeds for a few seconds to lock the bit in. This made it hard to get the bits secure in the Makita with a relatively low-RPM driver, which struck me as kind of a dumb oversight on Makita's part. The Makita was also a bit top-heavy to work well with the Yankees even it did keep the bits secure after using a faster drill to secure the bit.

I still don't get the big deal with keyless chucks. Too many of them don't work very well and I don't want to risk an expensive bit on a loose chuck.

Anyway, Milwaukee couldn't have offered a better adapter for my needs and it was well worth ~20 bucks.

Handy item. Hex drive drill bits are pricy to use, snap one and it is junk. With this 'lil chuck you can use standard shank bits in a hex driver, do a pilot hole, pop out the chuck, pop in a driver bit.

This is a nice little attachment to have to save yourself from having to go out and buy drill bits that have a hex end. Just pop this bad boy in there and you'll be able to use *most* of your drill bits. The problem is that it's only 1/4". The larger drill bits simply won't fit. 1/2" would have done the trick, but there doesn't seem to be a 1/2" chuck attachment anywhere.

It certainly gets the job done though. It locks up nice and tight using the chuck key. You never have to worry about it loosening up on you in the middle of work as some of the keyless chucks are prone to.

But now the problem comes down to where do you put your chuck key? Most of the drills that have the quick swap "chuck" are small and don't have any room for magnets or whatever you would need to hold the chuck key for you. So, that's definitely an issue. But I guess the saving grace for that is that it's a common chuck key and you could find a replacement easily. If not, it's still somewhat possible to use your hand (provided you have a glove or some really thick callouses).

Not as steady or true as a regular drill but in a pinch it's nice to not have to carry the drill with you as well.

Prior to this Milwaukee chuck I owned the Makita key-less version and hated it because it couldn't hold on to a bit. This Milwaukee chuck performs way better and it's much smaller and lighter than the Makita. It is inconvenient that I need to carry the separate chuck key, but I'd prefer that over carrying a pair of pliers (like I did with the Makita chuck) to remove my bit when it got stuck in the wood after the chuck lost its grip. I did deduct two stars because this Milwaukee does have a wobble to it...this may annoy me more over time, but (for now) I feel like it was a good value.

This chuck is exactly what i wanted. I use it for occasonally drilling of holes in sheet metal. It just makes my bosch screw gun more versital.

This completes the sub-compact drill purchase. It does what it was intended -- good chuck!