pottyengineering Clamping Drill

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21 September 2017 at 09:09 #18662
Stewart Hart
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21 September 2017 at 09:09 #317943
Stewart Hart
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Just completed this clamping drill.

You can clamp the complete unit to a large work piece the idea is that I can use it to drill the frame of the 5" loco i'm building giving me greater control of the drilling operation.

It just comprises of a windy drill/die grinder attached to a large toolmakers, it slides up and down the pillar via a lever mechanism.

Cheers

Stew
21 September 2017 at 11:28 #317959
Thor 🇳🇴
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That's a nice tool Stew.

Thor
21 September 2017 at 14:44 #317997
Clive Foster
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Handy device Stewart. Clamp system is great.

Cheats way to do more or less the same thing is to modify one of those "turn your electric pistol drill into a pillar drill" accessory thingies. I've kept my Black & Decker one for 20 odd years after the drill died "just in case of need" with that sort of job in mind. Worth splurging 50 pence at a boot fair if you haven't got one in stock. Or even a whole £ if there is suitable job planned next year.

Clive.
21 September 2017 at 16:41 #318017
Robert Knox 1
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Nice one Stewart! When we going to see it in the mag?
21 September 2017 at 18:09 #318036
not done it yet
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Looks good. You might consider buying another air receiver to run along side your compressor to give more 'head space' before the compressor trips in?
21 September 2017 at 18:13 #318038
Bryan Cedar 1
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Nice one Stew,

A case of needs must, well thought out !

Bryan.

Hythe. Southampton
22 September 2017 at 07:42 #318086
Stewart Hart
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Posted by Clive Foster on 21/09/2017 14:44:18:

Handy device Stewart. Clamp system is great.

Cheats way to do more or less the same thing is to modify one of those "turn your electric pistol drill into a pillar drill" accessory thingies. I've kept my Black & Decker one for 20 odd years after the drill died "just in case of need" with that sort of job in mind. Worth splurging 50 pence at a boot fair if you haven't got one in stock. Or even a whole £ if there is suitable job planned next year.

Clive.

Never thought of looking in the car boots for one of those Black and decker jobs they would do the job with a bit of modification

Cheers

Stew
22 September 2017 at 07:46 #318088
Stewart Hart
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Posted by Robert Knox 1 on 21/09/2017 16:41:33:

Nice one Stewart! When we going to see it in the mag?

I'll probably write it up and submit it to Neil.

I've got to draw it up first though as it was one of those jobs that sort of evolved around the bits and pieces I had around me with just a few rough sketches.

Thanks for your interest

Stew
22 September 2017 at 08:25 #318091
Neil Wyatt
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Posted by Stewart Hart on 22/09/2017 07:46:44:

Posted by Robert Knox 1 on 21/09/2017 16:41:33:

Nice one Stewart! When we going to see it in the mag?

I'll probably write it up and submit it to Neil.

I've got to draw it up first though as it was one of those jobs that sort of evolved around the bits and pieces I had around me with just a few rough sketches.

Thanks for your interest

Stew

I hope so, you owe me one

Neil
22 September 2017 at 09:51 #318096
Stewart Hart
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You'll get the exclusive Neil

Stew
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