i would like to drill some equally spaced holes into the side of a bowl. Does anyone have any pictures or a link on how to build a jig to do this
Thanks
Al
i would like to drill some equally spaced holes into the side of a bowl. Does anyone have any pictures or a link on how to build a jig to do this
Thanks
Al
If your lathe has indexing, then perhaps just attach a drill guide (purchased or made) to the toolpost. I suppose that you could take a steel shaft the diameter of your tool post and drill it (perpendicular to the length of the shaft) to the diameter that you want to drill.
David Reed Smith has plans for a nice jig for side drilling. http://www.davidreedsmith.com/articl...drillguide.htm
Allan: Oneway has a drilling jig. If you want to make your own, it may give you design ideas.
Grant
Ottawa ON
If you do make your own I reccommend making the base so that it clamps to the lathe ways and you add a 4 way macro camera slider. The 4 way is a camera cross slide that will allow you to adjust the drill right and left, along with forward and backward movement. The better ones have a nice and accurate scale so you can do repeatable operations. I have gotten some god ones for less than $20. You have to remember, they are not made for this, so if you attempt to use it as a cross slide like on a lathe for cutting purposes you may not get what you expected.
thanks for the replies. I went with the Oneway drill wizard
Al
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