Drill fixture for the lathe

[Mark_f]

This is a simple tool I have seen before and it may even be on this site, but a friend sent it to me on the internet and inspired me to finally build one as I have wanted to for a while.


It is simple to build
Tow pieces that I cut entirely on the band saw and welded together. I did mill a groove on the bearing block .100" deep to align the shank while welding. A hole was drilled and bored for a .500" ID bearing that pressed into the block.



A .500" OD shaft , 6" long with a 3/8 drill chuck on the end fits in the bearing. You attach your cordless drill and then you can drill a cross hole on center or turn the fixture to face drill your work. You can drill feeding with the crass slide or saddle , or you can drill sliding the shaft in the bearing block.


Simple but useful tool for the lathe


Mark Frazier

 

[tweinke]

Sweet job! You really need to quit showing us this stuff, l will never get any projects finished because I am drooling over your stuff! Seriously though keep showing us stuff, you are an inspiration.

 

[mattthemuppet2]

That's a really neat idea and easily approachable for most of us on here too

 

[zmotorsports]

Nice job Mark. Thanks for sharing, this is going to go on the "to do" list.

 

[ricsmall]

Thanks for the idea. I've been trying to figure out a way to drill in center of a work piece without a mill. This will get me by until I do get one. I have a drill press but it's a small craftsman that shutters and chatters when you go near it with a drill bit over 1/2". Thanks again.

Richard

 

[Rick Leslie]

Very neat and so simple even I understand it. That would be very useful with some sort of indexing fixture on the lathe spindle. (I'm sure you've made one of those as well. :rofl: )

Seriously, thank you for sharing all the tooling you've made. Most are on the 'lust list' to shamelessly copy at some future date.

 

[CoopVA]

Well done! I bet that could be adapted to hold a pencil grinder....


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[Andre]

Nice job! You are quite the busy shop rat :biggrin: (That's a good thing!)

I've been meaning to build an auxiliary spindle for my lathe for a bit, but I'd need a degree wheel and ahhhhh.......never got 'round to doing it yet. On the big list!

Here is another interesting design, http://www.deansphotographica.com/machining/projects/auxspindle/auxspindle.html

 

[Mark_f]

Very neat and so simple even I understand it. That would be very useful with some sort of indexing fixture on the lathe spindle. (I'm sure you've made one of those as well. :rofl: )

Seriously, thank you for sharing all the tooling you've made. Most are on the 'lust list' to shamelessly copy at some future date.

Why yes, as a matter of fact I did make an index wheel for the lathe and have an idea for another one.:rofl:

Mark Frazier

 

[Mark_f]

Nice job! You are quite the busy shop rat :biggrin: (That's a good thing!)

I've been meaning to build an auxiliary spindle for my lathe for a bit, but I'd need a degree wheel and ahhhhh.......never got 'round to doing it yet. On the big list!

Here is another interesting design, http://www.deansphotographica.com/machining/projects/auxspindle/auxspindle.html

I built a simple degree wheel for my lathe . there is a thread on here somewhere about it.


Mark Frazier