The older drill presses had a quill stop the was a piece of threaded rod with jamb nuts that when set right would stop the depth at a precise spot. The newer drill presses have a rotary device with a big wing nut that is used to stop the quill. I have a delta that seems to be a fairly good big box store drill press that has the new method. I decide to set it up to trim 223 brass to length, and bought a Redding tool to make this happen. The new way is so sloppy brass was never even close to the same length. I am not a fan of the new drill presses. A neighbor has an older Clausing that I want so bad I can taste it but he won't sell or trade it to me.
Drill press questions
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AlNyhus
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Fixturing is always a biggie on a drill press. If you look, you can see the scar that runs on the side of my thumb from the base of the nail almost the full length of the thumb. A loose quill and sketchy fixturing ended up with my thumb tangling with a sharp 1/2" drill bit. It dinged up the extensor longus but it healed on it own with just some residual numbness from some nerve damage.
Final score: Drill bit 1. Dumbass 0.
I was leaving for a race the next day. Working the shifter all weekend was a constant reminder of my dumbassitude.
Final score: Drill bit 1. Dumbass 0.
I was leaving for a race the next day. Working the shifter all weekend was a constant reminder of my dumbassitude.
https://www.grizzly.com/products/gr...ontent=1-4+Mini+Milling+Machine+Youtube+Email
Grizzly was advertising this mill as a new product today.
Grizzly was advertising this mill as a new product today.
itchyTF
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A lightweight - shipping weight 135 pounds. If that is a concern.
I’m really not in the market for one, I was just on their email list and that came today.
Are you saying you would be worried this unit is too light and small to be practical?
itchyTF
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Not necessarily, some people prefer beefy machinery. This might be considered lightweight. May be fine for most things the OP wants to do.
RCE1
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I recently saw one of the Grizzly G0705s in action. It was in the shop of a well known accuracy gunsmith and educator. I was pretty impressed with its capabilities, especially in stockwork. It was the only mill or drill press in his shop.
There are times when being able to swing the head around on the round column is useful.
There are times when being able to swing the head around on the round column is useful.
durand mortenson
Gold $$ Contributor
In Minnesota we call it extensor pollicis brevis. ( :Fixturing is always a biggie on a drill press. If you look, you can see the scar that runs on the side of my thumb from the base of the nail almost the full length of the thumb. A loose quill and sketchy fixturing ended up with my thumb tangling with a sharp 1/2" drill bit. It dinged up the extensor longus but it healed on it own with just some residual numbness from some nerve damage.
Final score: Drill bit 1. Dumbass 0.
I was leaving for a race the next day. Working the shifter all weekend was a constant reminder of my dumbassitude.
AlNyhus
Silver $$ Contributor
Oh...it tore up the brevis muscle pretty well on it's way to the extensor longus tendon.
mike mccormick
Silver $$ Contributor
The OP talks about bubba'd guns in one breath, then wants advice on a drill press to D&T for scope mounts. Don't be a Bubba.
RCE1
Gold $$ Contributor
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Didn't Forster make a jig for just such a purpose? Clamps to hold an action and adjustable hardened bushings to guide a drill? I have parts of one that should really be united if they are all present.
DShortt
Gold $$ Contributor
I'm not certain about that. I've done it without a jig but it takes time to make certain everything is square, level and true. And every time you move to a new location it's the same process again. Fine for a tinkerer. Not good for someone who needs to get it done and move along.
hpshooter
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They were shown in the older Brownells catalogs.
mike mccormick
Silver $$ Contributor
Not impossible, but in the absence of proper fixtures, easy to get poor results.
Looks like a a Brace and Bit guy.A guy who would do that probably has a cheap drill press with a sloppy table and no skills to evaluate what to buy or how to set it up correctly.
He needs to seek some carpenter craftsmen.
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