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Using very few materials and common hand tools you can turn your drill press into a small lathe for wood and plastic. Three examples of ...
The idea of turning a drill press into a small lathe is not new. The setups that you may find in the internet include The work of the instruct...
There are several ways to hold the piece on the drill. In the examples to follow I'll describe the use of three of them. A home made spur centr...
Since we are dealing here with small pieces, a set of wood curving tools is more than enough. From a set of six I only use the basic knife and t...
A drill press can be dangerous as it is for someone without experience. It may become even more dangerous when you are using a chisel with it...
This is a simple project which will forgive a lot of mistakes. Cut a wood piece of your preference about 6-8 cm. The cuts should be as parallel a...
This stopper is meant to work with a rubber o-ring. So, make two marks for different diameters. While the piece is still on the drill , san...
The working piece is a part of an olive branch dry seasoned for more than a year. We are going to make a tool handle out of it, but this time we ...
I used the hole on the piece as a guide to form the hole for the tool to put in. This was made by mounting the handle again on the vice (p...
We are going to make a rather large diameter cylinder. The main problem here is the alignment of the internal to the external surface. Mak...
The support is needed to align the hole to the drill axis. I used an 8mm threaded rod. I also made two 35mm wooden disks to fit the inside and tw...
Then the piece is mounted on the chuck and turned. The support was strong enough and turning was easy. However I am not satisfied with the...
This is the first applicaton i worked a lot with. I made a couple of douzens and gave them as small gifts. I tend to prefer the o-ring ve...
I have made several handles for small tools, the most of them for blades. The first three shown in the photo have a place in a small port...
Wooden wedges can be made by mounting a cylindrical dowel directly on the drill chuck. The live centre will be needed only if the piece is too l...
The same spur centre was used for a simple wood mallet. i also have made a few of these for gifts.
I like using these pencil holders for small pencil bits. A similar project is to make wooden pens using commercial pen sets. I thin...
Spinning tops is another project worth trying. I have made several as small gifts.
Of course you cannot turn salad bowls or furniture pieces with this small tool. One thing to remember is that the drill press is designed...
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