Thread: Cheap Ryobi Drill Press - repair or replace ?

I would say that sometimes the chuck is put on on a slight angle which gives your problem, you could try taking it off and replacing it in a different position/s, if that doesn't work a new DECENT chuck would be the order of the day.
Ryobi tools I've found to be of a lot lower quality, a lot of the parts are made in different smaller factories, where QC is unknown, and assembled in one place then branded according to purchaser.

Cheap + old = replace

Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore

if that doesn't work a new DECENT chuck would be the order of the day.

I had assumed that I needed a chuck specifically designed for this model. Any idea how I might find other compatible chucks?

I found the following on facebook

FOR SALE!! RYOBI 250W 13mm Drill Press (5 SPEED)
Product Model: EDP2521L
-- "item was imported from Australia."

RYOBI LIMITED IS A JAPAN LEADING BRAND SINCE 1943. [Japanese name: Ryobi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.]
KEY FEATURES
* 5 spindle speeds for better matching of speed to application * Front positioned on/off switch including safety key * Locking depth stop for blind hole drilling * 13 mm keyed chuck for all large drilling applications * Fully adjustable table with angle indicator * Cast iron base for added stability * Laser guide for increased drilling accuracy * Powerful 250 Watt induction motor * Large, easy opening latch on spindle cover housing
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS
* Power input: 250 Watts
* No-load speed: 625 - 2500 rpm
* Drilling capacity: 13 mm
* Chuck capacity: 13 mm
* Spindle taper: MT2
* Max. spindle stroke: 50 mm
* Max. distance spindle to table: 218 mm
* Spindle to base: 297 mm
* Weight: 18 kg

If the above matches your drill, then what you are after is a chuck designed for No.2 Morse Taper,
but as Elan said

Cheap + old = replace

Originally Posted by ian

If the above matches your drill, then what you are after is a chuck designed for No.2 Morse Taper,
but as Elan said [/FONT][/COLOR]

Thanks so much for this.

Re: cheap + old = replace.. a fair comment. I could afford a replacement but my low usage rate justifies at least an attempt at frugality.

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Is the chuck coming off the spindle and leaving a hole inside the chuck? If it is, the taper inside the chuck is usually a Jacobs taper designated as JT and a number. This type of chuck is readily available and much cheaper here if you wanted to go down that path. When fitting either the morse taper or the Jacobs taper you need to ensure that both surfaces are completely free of any dirt or lube. If the manufacturing process did not create 2 tapers (male & female) that matched each other perfectly they will not hold. Unless they used soft steel to machine their taper from it is unlikely that the spindle has bent as most of them are hardened and very strong, but it is hard to see that anything could bend on the chuck either.
If you took the chuck back off and ran the drill you should be able to see if the arbor is bent on the end.