MadModder
The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: wheeltapper on November 21, 2011, 03:06:24 PM
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If anyone wants to make a tapping stand Lidl have a cheap drill stand with vise on Thursday for £13.00.
Roy
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If anyone wants to make a tapping stand Lidl have a cheap drill stand with vise on Thursday for £13.00.
Roy
As featured in this months MEW as it happens.............
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As featured in this months MEW as it happens.............
The author of the MEW article also shows it here:
http://mikesworkshop.weebly.com/pillar-tool.html
Andy
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I know, I've got that issue of MEW.
I made mine ages before that appeared.
I just put mine on a forum for everyone to share.
sour grapes? maybe.
an old and grumpy Roy.
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You need not be grumpy Roy, I was very pleased for you cheering me on when I displayed my version on the Model Engineers forum.
http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=30005 (http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=30005)
It was your version where the "drill head" was turned upside-down compared to my version. Regardless of which, the resulting tool is very useful indeed and very well worth the few hours it took to make it.
BR
/Peter
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I was going to make something similar, but this makes the job much easier, thank you :)
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I have the GHT gubbins but the 'Lidl' stand is rather more versatile becuse it can be turned into a horizontal plane -- and fitted on the lathe saddle- but with an electric drill to drill or mill.
For those with GHT's Workshop Techniques book, the Lidl stand can be used in a similar way to the Jim Batchelor idea which converted the drilling part of the Universal Pillar Tool onto- in this case , a Myford lathe.
A million years ago ( give or take a couple of days) I wrote about using a wood router as as tool post grinder using a 43mm collar which is pretty standard on such drill things.