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« on: March 17, 2008, 03:49:03 PM » |
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(Crapsman) Drill presses provide rather rudimentary depth measurements, so I cobbled this together when was trying to do some mill work on my drill press. http://www.instructables.com/id/Accurized-Craftsman-Drill-Press/I'd improve on it with a higher quality caliper, but everything else works great. The cheaper polycarbonate one isn't as accurate, but turns off automatically. |
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2008, 04:55:23 PM » |
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Very nice, Kerry! I attached a similar gizmo to my planer, works well!  |
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2008, 07:57:22 PM » |
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"Crapsman" - that's exactly what my brothers and I call Craftsman tools also!
Thanks for the addition - I will tuck this thought away if I need it later.
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2008, 10:02:33 AM » |
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Kerry,
That is insanely simple and yet a brilliant idea. I can't beleive that I have not thought of that one myself.
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2008, 10:41:34 AM » |
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Wow, is that a chink in your armor I see!  |
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« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2008, 10:44:53 AM » |
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It actually stemmed from an idiotic idea to do mill work on a drill press, instead of buying a mill (limited garage space). Evidently, floor standing drill presses are not designed for mill work. The cross slide I did buy definitely comes in handy though.
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« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2008, 10:56:37 AM » |
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I did have one other poverty-driven inspiration that I posted on Instructables: http://www.instructables.com/id/Ultra-cheap-router-lift |
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« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2008, 11:54:20 AM » |
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All my inspirations are poverty driven. Don't get me wrong. I'm not dirt cheap, just cheap. When I see an invention like this were I can get required accuracy without buying a thousand dollar piece of equipment, you better bet I am on top of it.
And John, I only give the appearance of having armor. Armor is a perfect word because if you saw pictures of my shop, you would realize that all my equipment is just one step above the dark ages (Oh except for that robotic carving machine).
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« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2008, 01:59:00 PM » |
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Thanks Carl.
They harden those teeth so they don't deform when you drop them on concrete, like I do. They also come in handy as a marking gauge.
I need to upgrade mine to the stainless variety, I'll keep the drilling difficulty in mind and buy some disposable HF bits.
Your tools need more sawdust btw.
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