eric32 said:Leadslinger: if I am going to spend 250 plus mandrels I would just get a drill press with and a power driver and then I can use the drill press to start my home made annealer project. My thought behind the drill press or lathe is to have a multiple use tooling solution. With the 21 century being limited to just turning brass.
eric32 said:I scored a drill press for $50 a couple of days ago before Erik made his mini-lathe video. So I watch the video in bed before going to sleep about 30 min later i thought of this little setup. It keep the K&M turner lose to center on the case and i can use the drill press handle to make sure it gets into the neck.And presto neck turned
The bags a 3/8 spacing fits the turner just prefect.
Srill press speed is 570 rpm not too far off Eriks speed.
got a carbide pilot and cutter on the way to be sure to handle the RPMs
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daniel brothers said:what's wrong with using a cordless hand drill in one hand, while holding the brass.... and the cutter in the other hand, and running them back and forth
eric32 said:Erik
Yea i did it both ways, i also have a 21centry like the one you have with a handle tig welded. I have been exeperimenting with both method.
With the holding the case in the chuck
I open the chuck completely and please the case as far as it will go then snug the chuck up to the case. It doesnt give me much runout.
But i can under stand the concern with crushing the case body under the case. so i took some measurement of where the chuck clamps onto the case. And i didnt not see any change in dimensions.