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Drilling Holes on the Lathe
Jan 16, 2011
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last week we had to make a turning longer than our lathe. we always have to do this when we make a bed post, but usually we set up the drill press in an agonizing, tedious manner … i only had to do oe truning and someone was using the drill press so i figured it was time to make a lathe jig .. it worked slick … there are more instructions and larger photos and more text on my dorset custom furniture blog.
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loose tenon in there
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perfect !!
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quick cad sketch
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use it for bed post holes too
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finished posts.. more info on this project here
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annoying drill press setup
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I need a switch to turn on my dust extractor when I turn on my power saw or plainer
hmmm ... they are out there .. try woodcraft or woodworkers supply ... dan
I have a shopsmith, which works great for drilling horz. holes. I will apply your idea to the shopsmith, it should make drilling the hole as easy as you're doing if not easier because it is basically a horz. drill press and lathe in one which makes it perfect for this. Thanks for sharing a great idea. You may want to purchase a shopsmith just for an application like this. They sell very inexpenively on ebay.
Excellent jig,great for standard lamps.I will be making one for my lathe.
All the best Cranky evo, West Aust
The tip for the type of drill bit to use is helpful too! Nice Jig.
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