Charly Cheeky Chops
Apprentice Member
Hi all.
I went into garage with my dad today to show him what I can do on the lathe, now very soon I hit a major obstacle.
I have always drilled on the lathe at Grumps and I don't have the luxury of his tools at home so I had to use my drill press.
I have never used this thing before so was relying on my dad to help, he did his best but still couldn't stop me from crying.
How do you drill through the blank when the drill wont go deep enough, "I want my Grumps" I was howling.
Dad phoned him up but couldn't understand what he was being told and he had to go to work so couldn't help me.
Now I am not a weepy sort of girl and having 3 brothers have had to toughen up, although I do girly things I do boys things too, and crying is not one of them.
I was sobbing uncontrollably, so much so that Angie put me in her car and drove me to my Grump.
Instant cheer when he said we do a jig and started dancing with me all the way to his shed, where he sat and explained if Mohamed won't come to the mountain then we must bring the mountain to Mohamed.
I was now having a drill press lesson where I learned quickly about quill travel and the reason for my frustration then Grumps explained how a screw car jack works and what a cam is, how we can apply those principles to lift my vice to the drill instead of getting the drill to travel further down.
We sat and mulled this over with a jam scone and cup of tea with pencil and paper it suddenly made sense to me, "I want to make it myself Grumps" and I did.
Grumps says lots of people have this problem and his pillar drill only does 50mm too so he would have same problem if he used it.
This is by no means perfection but it really works really well and I am soooo pleased with my creation.
Grumps said he will make me a metal one with a screw and if he likes it might go into production with the idea LOL.
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The dowels are to keep it square as it lifts and the half circle acts as a cam to lift the platform, the vice is heavy enough to push it back down again.
Use the quill to full extent then elevate the platform to complete the bore, there is even room to put a sacrificial block at the base to prevent blowout
I hope it gives you the idea to improve upon this and make your own (yes Grump did help me write this)
Nan has made a bed for me and Grumps is taking a day off for me tomorrow cos I was so upset. we are gonna play again.
Love them soooo much.
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And here is the pen that was in the drill. A Yew slimline with a different band, finished with superglue. hope you like my unexpected post today.
Big Hugs everybody:iluvu:
I went into garage with my dad today to show him what I can do on the lathe, now very soon I hit a major obstacle.
I have always drilled on the lathe at Grumps and I don't have the luxury of his tools at home so I had to use my drill press.
I have never used this thing before so was relying on my dad to help, he did his best but still couldn't stop me from crying.
How do you drill through the blank when the drill wont go deep enough, "I want my Grumps" I was howling.
Dad phoned him up but couldn't understand what he was being told and he had to go to work so couldn't help me.
Now I am not a weepy sort of girl and having 3 brothers have had to toughen up, although I do girly things I do boys things too, and crying is not one of them.
I was sobbing uncontrollably, so much so that Angie put me in her car and drove me to my Grump.
Instant cheer when he said we do a jig and started dancing with me all the way to his shed, where he sat and explained if Mohamed won't come to the mountain then we must bring the mountain to Mohamed.
I was now having a drill press lesson where I learned quickly about quill travel and the reason for my frustration then Grumps explained how a screw car jack works and what a cam is, how we can apply those principles to lift my vice to the drill instead of getting the drill to travel further down.
We sat and mulled this over with a jam scone and cup of tea with pencil and paper it suddenly made sense to me, "I want to make it myself Grumps" and I did.
Grumps says lots of people have this problem and his pillar drill only does 50mm too so he would have same problem if he used it.
This is by no means perfection but it really works really well and I am soooo pleased with my creation.
Grumps said he will make me a metal one with a screw and if he likes it might go into production with the idea LOL.
View attachment 3277
The dowels are to keep it square as it lifts and the half circle acts as a cam to lift the platform, the vice is heavy enough to push it back down again.
Use the quill to full extent then elevate the platform to complete the bore, there is even room to put a sacrificial block at the base to prevent blowout
I hope it gives you the idea to improve upon this and make your own (yes Grump did help me write this)
Nan has made a bed for me and Grumps is taking a day off for me tomorrow cos I was so upset. we are gonna play again.
Love them soooo much.
View attachment 3277
And here is the pen that was in the drill. A Yew slimline with a different band, finished with superglue. hope you like my unexpected post today.
Big Hugs everybody:iluvu: