Handle for drill bit

[John Coloccia]

I see that people stick a drill bit in a handle so that they can drill holes in a workpiece chucked on the lathe (usually to establish a final depth). How do people keep the bit from twisting in the handle? Is it just a very tight fit, or do they grind a tang of some sort? Glue? Inquiring minds want to know :)

Thanks.

[John Keeton]

John, the same applies for all handled tools - usually the fit is a tight friction fit, but if in doubt, a little dab of 5 minute epoxy works for me.

[Dick Strauss]

You can always salvage an old drill chuck from a dead cordless drill, mount that in a wooden handle, and use that to hold your drill bit...

[Greg Just]

I use epoxy to hold the drill bit. I rough up the drill bit with some 60 grit sandpaper and make the hole a little oversized to accomodate the glue.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Epoxy does the job. I do like Greg does. Rough it and then glue it.

[bob svoboda]

Another vote for epoxy.

[Ron Stadler]

Epoxy for me also, and if you want to make a cheap ferrulle that seems to work nice, just wrap it with mason string and rub super glue all over it or epoxy.:D Got this from Elsworth video.

[Joe Herrmann]

I usually grind a couple of v-shaped notches on the shank and then glue it in with epoxy. Holds good.

[David E Keller]

I just ordered a keyless chuck that I'm going to epoxy into a handle to hold drill bits. I'll also use it to hold Allen wrench hollowing tools for small hollow forms. I borrowed he idea from a poster on the IAP website.

[Brian Weaver]

I picked up an inexpensive set of bits and then using some scrap wood I turned #2 Morse tapers so that they fit in the tail stock. I used just a bit of Gorilla glue to hold them in. I snapped a quick pic sorry it's a bit fuzzy.

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[Paul Douglass]

So my question becomes, why no mount the bits in a drill chuck mounted in the tail stock? Bowls to big and doing outboard turning?

[John Coloccia]

Thank you all for your replies.

re: why not just mount in a tail stock
No real reason other than it's convenient to just drive it by hand to establish a depth as opposed to swapping out a center for a chuck, chucking the bit, driving it in, removing the bit and then swapping out for a center again.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

I like to use 18" to 24" long drill bits. I Usually use either a 1/2" or 5/8" dia.bit. I just use a 10" vise grip and clamp it to a none fluted area of the drill bit. This holds the bit tight & makes a excellent side handle. I've drilled holes up to 32" deep with a bit extension using this method.

[Michael Mills]

You can always salvage an old drill chuck from a dead cordless drill, mount that in a wooden handle, and use that to hold your drill bit...

I did the same with both a 1/4" and a 1/2" chuck. The 1/4" is shown. I made them to use one handle for a wide variety of shop made tools for lighter work. Easier to store one handle and six or so bits than entire tools. Also has the advantage of making a tool double ended if you wish.

[Ron Stadler]

I usually grind a couple of v-shaped notches on the shank and then glue it in with epoxy. Holds good.

Good idea, I will do this on my next one.