Power Sanding - what is your favorite drill?

[Olaf Vogel]

Couldn't you connect a flex shaft to a variable speed midi lathe?
Our local woodcraft has a Nova DVR drill press, looks pretty stout.

Any 1 PH motor, with some pulleys and a belt, or
a 3 Ph motor with a tiny VFD.

So 1hp motor local - $50
Delta VFD off eBay - $70
Flexshaft - ?

[Greg Just]

another vote for HF. I had the keyed version for many years and after it died I opted for the keyless and I much prefer the keyed version as it holds the bits much better.

[Reed Gray]

I did forget that I had considered mounting a flex shaft onto a minl lathe. That type of motor should work well. It would have a variable speed that should work, and do well with non stop use.

I did get a response back from Teknatool and it can best be summed up as 'Hmm, we never thought of that...' The DVR motor would be over kill, but I couldn't wear it out. If, well, when I get the DVR drill, if it was on wheels, I could move it to the turning room...... Now to find flex shaft sources, heavier than the Fordham set up... The quest continues...

robo hippy