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Wow - Grump stirring the pot again, leading to SEVEN pages of posts in 24 hours! A new record, Brian?

I don't drill on a pillar drill because mine is cheap and nasty, with drill runout measured in centimetres ...

I don't use a drawbar because my Record CL3 doesn't have a hole bored through the tailstock (1) and because getting an MT1 arbour threaded for drawbars is only slightly less difficult than getting Grump to not pick a fight (2).

I hold the chuck as I drill and (most especially) when withdrawing it from the blank. Learned that the hard way a year or so back when I turned an inlay blank to matchwood by having the chuck come adrift from the tailstock as I withdrew the bit. Never lost a finger, smashed a toe, broke a tooth, impaled myself on a flying drill bit or anything more than a slight abrasion on my palm from the spinning chuck. Not sure how I'd write that up in a tutorial though?

<blockquote data-quote="Jimjam66" data-source="post: 86474" data-attributes="member: 58">Wow - Grump stirring the pot again, leading to SEVEN pages of posts in 24 hours!&nbsp; A new record, Brian?&nbsp; <img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/frenchkiss.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":frenchkiss:" title="Frenchkiss&nbsp; &nbsp; :frenchkiss:" data-shortname=":frenchkiss:" />I don&#039;t drill on a pillar drill because mine is cheap and nasty, with drill runout measured in centimetres ...&nbsp; <img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/ciggrin.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ciggrin:" title="Ciggrin&nbsp; &nbsp; :ciggrin:" data-shortname=":ciggrin:" />I don&#039;t use a drawbar because my Record CL3 doesn&#039;t have a hole bored through the tailstock (1) and because getting an MT1 arbour threaded for drawbars is only slightly less difficult than getting Grump to not pick a fight (2).<img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/devil.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":devil:" title="Devil&nbsp; &nbsp; :devil:" data-shortname=":devil:" />I hold the chuck as I drill and (most especially) when withdrawing it from the blank.&nbsp; Learned that the hard way a year or so back when I turned an inlay blank to matchwood by having the chuck come adrift from the tailstock as I withdrew the bit.&nbsp; Never lost a finger, smashed a toe, broke a tooth, impaled myself on a flying drill bit or anything more than a slight abrasion on my palm from the spinning chuck.&nbsp; Not sure how I&#039;d write that up in a tutorial though?<img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/funny.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":funny:" title="Funny&nbsp; &nbsp; :funny:" data-shortname=":funny:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jimjam66, post: 86474, member: 58"] Wow - Grump stirring the pot again, leading to SEVEN pages of posts in 24 hours! A new record, Brian? :frenchkiss: I don't drill on a pillar drill because mine is cheap and nasty, with drill runout measured in centimetres ... :ciggrin: I don't use a drawbar because my Record CL3 doesn't have a hole bored through the tailstock (1) and because getting an MT1 arbour threaded for drawbars is only slightly less difficult than getting Grump to not pick a fight (2). :devil: I hold the chuck as I drill and (most especially) when withdrawing it from the blank. Learned that the hard way a year or so back when I turned an inlay blank to matchwood by having the chuck come adrift from the tailstock as I withdrew the bit. Never lost a finger, smashed a toe, broke a tooth, impaled myself on a flying drill bit or anything more than a slight abrasion on my palm from the spinning chuck. Not sure how I'd write that up in a tutorial though? :funny: [/QUOTE]

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