Saturday, June 28, 2014

Horizontal and Angle Drilling


In my last video I said I would add some features to my my mini lathe. I made a system for the drill so I
could drill horizontally and drill angles. It has a handle, stop block and depth gauge. The drill works well for small pieces and can drill precise angles.
I cut another slide to fit the slot used for the mini lathe. It was then carefully cut on the table saw at 30°.

To make the miter I used a piece of 3/4 inch Baltic Birch and drew a half circle. I do own routers, but sometimes I find I can set up my drill press easier and quicker than setting setter up my router.

I used a Wixey gauge to give me the correct numbers for the degrees for the miter. I used a fine tip felt pen and made some reference marks.


A small handle was made with the band saw and belt sander, I gave it a coat of lacquer since it will get a lot of use and it will stay clean and feel better.









A stop block and a depth gauge was easily added for controlled drilling.
I tested my first piece and randomly drilled  at different angles. I placed pencils in a block to give an example how it works. This method works quite well and the angles can easily be adjusted very quickly.



         Here is my first pocket hole.
Here I used a Forstner bit and drilled a scrap and made my first pocket hole. It turned out not too bad and I will be using this more often.


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