My new tool shop project

Queen of the Ryche · 12-02-2009, 04:15 PM

Aw, sweet memories of dad coming in from the garage with metal shavings everywhere, and blackened thumbnails from the blacksmithing hammer........beautiful piece of machinery Chris. Thanks for the memories.

glatt · 12-02-2009, 05:27 PM

nice job with the replacement handles! Those wooden balls look like they are the perfect size. Sweet machine. Is it smooth in action?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2009, 02:15 AM

That switch is a loooog way from where you might be in trouble, when the work is trying to climb the drill, so you can't let go of the handle, and the work will spin if you let go, because it was too big and you had to take the clamp off. You may be wishing you could reach it with your nose.

chrisinhouston · 12-03-2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That switch is a loooog way from where you might be in trouble, when the work is trying to climb the drill, so you can't let go of the handle, and the work will spin if you let go, because it was too big and you had to take the clamp off. You may be wishing you could reach it with your nose.

That's why I added the clamping device to the table, not that it will work for every application but for most things it should help. The newer drill presses have the switch on the front of the spindle housing but there was no way to move it there so I just put it where the original one was.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2009, 11:08 AM

The older ones, with the switch on the side, usually had a wire (think coat hanger wire) attached to the switch, and comimg forward toward the operator through an eyebolt/cable clamp for support, with a fist sized loop on the end. My bitch with them is they always put them on the right side so you had to let go of the handle first, which was dangerous when you have a problem. The more goodest, is a footswitch.

chrisinhouston · 12-03-2009, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

Is it smooth in action?

Yes, it's amazing what a little oil will do!

12-02-2009, 04:15 PM	#1
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12-03-2009, 02:15 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That switch is a loooog way from where you might be in trouble, when the work is trying to climb the drill, so you can't let go of the handle, and the work will spin if you let go, because it was too big and you had to take the clamp off. You may be wishing you could reach it with your nose. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-03-2009, 11:08 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The older ones, with the switch on the side, usually had a wire (think coat hanger wire) attached to the switch, and comimg forward toward the operator through an eyebolt/cable clamp for support, with a fist sized loop on the end. My bitch with them is they always put them on the right side so you had to let go of the handle first, which was dangerous when you have a problem. The more goodest, is a footswitch. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-02-2009, 05:27 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	nice job with the replacement handles! Those wooden balls look like they are the perfect size. Sweet machine. Is it smooth in action?

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