Staffan Hamala
10-16-2012, 4:56 PM
I recently bought a used lathe, and am currently practicing on scrap pieces. I plan to turn some tool handles but I don't know how I'll do all of that yet.
I've watched some videos on youtube, where they start by mounting the wood in the lathe chuck, and drill using a drill mounted in the tail stock chuck.
In my lathe, it's not possible to mount a drill chuck into the tail stock (and I actually don't have a chuck for the other end either).
I guess I could just use any hand held drill to make a hole in the finished piece, as it's probably not that important to get the hole perfectly centered.. But I'd like to try, anyhow.
I remember seeing a video somewhere, where they used a drill bit mounted in a wooden handle, for drilling a hole while the lathe was turning the work piece. I think they used it to mark the depth of a bowl or something (can't find the video now). My thought is, could something like this be used?
And if so, where can I find such a drill? Would just any drill bit mounted into a wooden handle work? Or do I need a special drill bit to make it find the centre?
Edit: Another idea I have: in my tail stock, there's a (permanently mounted) hollow cup with a removable pin in the centre (the pin is actually not there anymore, just a hole - but a similar pin in the head stock fits into the hole). I wonder if it's possible to somehow put a drill bit into the hole... Don't know if this is feasible, but it's an idea..
I've watched some videos on youtube, where they start by mounting the wood in the lathe chuck, and drill using a drill mounted in the tail stock chuck.
In my lathe, it's not possible to mount a drill chuck into the tail stock (and I actually don't have a chuck for the other end either).
I guess I could just use any hand held drill to make a hole in the finished piece, as it's probably not that important to get the hole perfectly centered.. But I'd like to try, anyhow.
I remember seeing a video somewhere, where they used a drill bit mounted in a wooden handle, for drilling a hole while the lathe was turning the work piece. I think they used it to mark the depth of a bowl or something (can't find the video now). My thought is, could something like this be used?
And if so, where can I find such a drill? Would just any drill bit mounted into a wooden handle work? Or do I need a special drill bit to make it find the centre?
Edit: Another idea I have: in my tail stock, there's a (permanently mounted) hollow cup with a removable pin in the centre (the pin is actually not there anymore, just a hole - but a similar pin in the head stock fits into the hole). I wonder if it's possible to somehow put a drill bit into the hole... Don't know if this is feasible, but it's an idea..